hanbok
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Korean 한복(韓服) (hanbok, literally “Korean clothing”).
Noun edit
hanbok (plural hanboks or hanbok)
- The traditional Korean dress, often characterized by vibrant colours and simple lines without pockets.
- 2022 February 9, Justin McCurry, “Hanbok at Beijing Winter Olympics opening sparks South Korean anger”, in The Guardian[1]:
- The Chinese embassy in Seoul defended the decision to include a participant wearing hanbok, describing her as a representative of the country’s dozens of ethnic groups.
Translations edit
traditional Korean dress
Further reading edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Korean 한복 (hanbok, “Korean clothing”), from Sino-Korean word from 韓服.
Noun edit
hanbok (first-person possessive hanbokku, second-person possessive hanbokmu, third-person possessive hanboknya)
- The traditional Korean dress (worn by both males and females), often characterized by vibrant colours and simple lines without pockets.
Further reading edit
- “hanbok” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
- hanbok on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id