Word origins

• kyeCocoa (the drink).
• DaeguA city in South Korea.
• hyungAn affectionate term of address for an older brother or somewhat older man.
• omoAn exclamation of surprise or shock: oh my god, woah
• gukA class of soup-like dishes in Korean cuisine.
• buka traditional Korean drum
• aakA genre of Korean court music
• AsanA municipal city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
• UlsanA city in South Korea.
• BaekA surname from Korean.
• DaejeonA metropolitan city of South Korea.
• PyonA surname from Korean.
• SuwonThe capital city of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
• PohangA city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
• GyeonggiA province of South Korea.
• CheonA surname from Korean.
• GwangjuA city in South Korea.
• anjuKorean food consumed with alcohol.
• USANA hamlet south of Montrose, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7254).
• KangwonA province of North Korea. Capital: Wonsan.
• JucheThe core component of Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism, the state ideology of North Korea.
• sojuA Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu.
• YongsanA district of Seoul, South Korea.
• GumiA city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
• chaebolA large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.
• ByunA surname from Korean.
• choseong(in Korean or the hangul script) a consonant, consonant cluster, or silence in the syllable onset
• SejongA special self-governing city and de facto administrative capital South Korea.
• camptownA South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
• GangnamA district (Korean: 구 (gu)) of Seoul, South Korea known for being a demographically young, affluent part of the city.
• JoseonA former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.
• hanjaThe Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature.
• JeonjuThe capital, the largest city in Jeonbuk, South Korea.
• GangwonA special self-governing province in South Korea. Capital: Chuncheon.
• jongseong(in Korean or the hangul script) a consonant or consonant cluster in the syllable coda
• PaekA surname.
• GyeongsangA province of South Korea.
• jungseong(in Korean or the hangul script) a vowel or diphthong in the syllable nucleus
• TumanSynonym of Tumen: the Korean-derived name
• yangbanA member of the ruling class of male Confucian intellectuals in Korea at and before the time of the Korean Empire.
• nabala long, straight, valveless brass trumpet used in the traditional music of Korea
• KaesongA city in North Korea.
• bipaA pear-shaped lute with five strings, of Korean origin.
• molkaSecretly installed miniature cameras used to capture voyeuristic images and videos in South Korea.
• myeonAn administrative unit in South Korea, corresponding to a small rural township.
• yoboA soldier's female Korean lover or hired prostitute.
• HangukSouth Korea.
• MasanAn administrative region of Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
• ChangwonA city in Gyeongsang, South Korea.
• SongunThe official policy of North Korea, by which the military gets first cut on food, clothing, medicine, and other necessities.
• kosongNot having additional ingredients, such as milk or sugar; plain.
• AnsanA city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
• Goryeoa Korean dynasty, a kingdom, which gave rise to the modern exonym for Korea.
• manduA dumpling in Korean cuisine.
• JeollaA province of South Korea.
• dojangA hall where people train in Korean martial arts.
• RajinA district of Rason, North Korea.
• MokpoA city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
• PanmunjomA tiny, uninhabited hamlet in Korea, in the center of the demilitarized zone, where the North and South Korean governments meet.
• DanyangA county-level city of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
• WonsanA city in Kangwon Province, North Korea.
• gayoSouth Korean popular music (K-pop).
• BucheonA city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
• 4BA grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 3B but lighter marks than a pencil of grade 5B; a pencil with very soft lead.
• aegyoCuteness, adorableness, charm.
• aegyo salSmall, fatty pockets directly under the lower eyelids, especially when replicated with makeup.
• ahjussiA middle-aged Korean man.
• ajaengA bowed zither used in Korean traditional and classical music.
• ajummaA married middle-aged Korean woman.
• akgaeA solo stan with a hostile attitude towards other group members.
• AmnokSynonym of Yalu: the Korean-derived name.
• Amnok-gangSynonym of Yalu: the Korean-derived name.
• badugiA draw poker game in which the goal is to make the lowest possible four-card hand, with no pairs and cards of all four different suits.
• BaekjeAn ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 18 BCE to 660 CE; at its maximum covering most of modern western South Korea.
• BalhaeA kingdom in southern and eastern Manchuria (in modern China and Russia) and northeastern Korea (in modern North Korea) in the late first millennium, which existed from 698 CE to 926 CE.
• banchanA small dish of food served with cooked rice in Korean cuisine.
• banghyangA metallophone of Korean origin.
• banjeonseA form of lease in the South Korean real estate market which is a hybrid between jeonse and wolse, in which the lessee provides the landlord with a smaller lump sum deposit than would be required with jeonse, while agreeing to pay a lower rate of monthly rent than would be required with wolse.
• batchimThe final consonant (or consonant cluster) at the end of a Korean syllable.
• bibimbapA Korean dish of white rice topped with vegetables, beef, a whole egg, and gochujang (chili pepper paste).
• bingsuA Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, and red (azuki) beans.
• bojagiA traditional Korean wrapping cloth.
• bokbunjaA Korean raspberry bush (Rubus crataegifolius)
• bomdongA hardy flattish kind of cabbage with tough, sweet leaves.
• bosintangA soup from Korea, the main ingredient of which is dog meat
• bridge of no returnA bridge crossing the military demarcation line between North Korea and South Korea.
• buchaechumA Korean fan dance, usually performed by groups of female dancers, originating from various traditional and religious Korean dances.
• budae jjigaeA jjigae (Korean stew) made with various American ingredients.
• bukkumiA pan-fried tteok made from glutinous rice flour or sorghum flour and stuffed with various fillings.
• buldakA heavily spiced Korean dish of barbecued chicken.
• bulgogiA Korean dish of shredded (usually marinated) beef with vegetables.
• bungeoppangA type of pastry in a form of fish with sweet azuki bean paste inside, popular in Korea and Japan during winter times.
• bunsikInexpensive Korean snack foods. Representative foods include kimbap, tteokbokki, soondae, and fishcakes.
• BupyeongOne of the 10 administrative divisions that comprise Incheon, South Korea.
• ChagangA province of North Korea. Capital: Kanggye.
• chamoeany melon of species Cucumis melo, primarily grown in Korea, Japan, and northern China.
• ChangjinA county of South Hamgyong Province, North Korea.
• cheollikA Korean robe, equivalent of the Mongol terlig
• CheonanA city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
• cheonggukjangA fermented soybean paste used in Korean cuisine.