Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South Korean linguists seek to integrate modern, foreign words into the language while protecting it too, so a committee works out ...

A government panel in South Korea is charged with coming up with Korean equivalents for foreign terms that keep slipping into the language. Among the challenges: Finding ways to say things like ...

The Oxford English Dictionary just got a K-culture upgrade. In its December 2024 update, the dictionary added seven Korean words — "dalgona," "hyung," "noraebang," "maknae," "jjigae," "tteokbokki" and ...

As the presence of Korean culture continues to grow worldwide — from chart-topping K-pop to binge-worthy K-dramas — Korean words are increasingly becoming part of the global lexicon. Reflecting this ...

Japan and South Korea have been drumming up attention on the world stage – and not just with their recent Nara summit on security and economic cooperation, which included their leaders engaging in a ...

The terms dalgona (honeycomb candy) and maknae, or the youngest member of a family or group, are among seven Korean words newly added to the Oxford English Dictionary of the U.K. Dalgona was described ...