Indian vernacular, with a dash of Korean lingo
The Hindu
Now that 26 Korean words have found their way into the Oxford English Dictionary, K-drama fans in India are using them more often in everyday speech
The K-pop wave has finally spilled into the Oxford English Dictionary. Driven by the popularity of Korean culture — especially its drama, cuisine and music — 26 Korean words were recently included in the influential dictionary.
A majority of the words are food-related thanks to the popularity of Korean food, highlighted often in K-drama productions, such as Hospital Playlist, Let’s Eat, Wok of Love and Itaewon Class. The words include banchan (a side dish of vegetables), bulgogi (dish with sliced beef/pork), dongchimi (a type of radish kimchi), japchae (dish of glass noodles), kimbap (dish with rice) and samgyeopsal (dish using pork belly).
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