An Asian historical fantasy.
A beautiful tomboy. A banished prince. An adventurous bookworm. A chubby, plant loving, lady...
In the fictional kingdom of Eondeog Mun, four deities were murdered and darkness and ill fate were unleashed to a once thriv...
Appa Mama- How the Prince's and princesses address the King, their fathers.
Omma Mama- How the Prince's and princesses address the Queen, their mother.
Jeonha- How others address the King
Jung Jeon- How others address the Queen
Seja Jeoha- Crown Prince
Seja- Prince
Daegun- Legitimate son/sons of the King
Gongju- Princess
Bubuin- The wife of a Grand Prince
Daegam- How really high ranking officials are addressed. E.g, the ministers in this story
Yongam- Also for high ranking nobles.
Doryeonnim- for addressing the son of a noble
Agashi- for addressing the daughter of a noble
Naeuri- Middle ranking men
Ma Nim- Female version of Naeuri
Hyeong nim- elder brother or male from a guy's perspective
Orabeoni- elder brother or male from a girl's perspective
Noonim/Noona- elder sister or female from a guy's perspective
Eonni- elder sister or female from a girl's perspective
Abeoji/Appa- Father
Eomoeni/Omma- Mother
Gisaeng- The Korean equivalent of a Geisha. Considered slaveshey are entertainers, usually in music, dance, art, etc. Most also have to entertain men, of course. Their rank is one of the lowest...
Gyobang- Where Gisaengs live.
Sangbok- business outfit for Kings and court officials
Gonryongpo- specifically for Kings and princes. The front, back and arms of the garment has the round dragon emblem.
Hanbok/ Yungbok- Native Korean outfits, the yungbok being more for military, fighting, hunting and so on. The more elegant the outfit, the richer the person!
I probably won't go into such details for the clothes, but I included their terms below:
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Females:
Chima- the skirt on a lady's Hanbok
Jeogori- the top of the Hanbok, or that small jacket on top.
Dongjeong- White collar
Otgoreum- The cloth or ribbon, which ties the Jeogori in places. Usually very long. Boseons- White socks
Norigae- Hanbok pendant. Usually hanging on the Otgoreum or from the base of the Jeogori.
Kutdongs- Cut sleeves
Kudongs- Sleeve endings
Dwikkoji- small hairpin
Baetssi daenggi- Hair adornment for unmarried women.
Cheopji- Hair adornment for married women.
Daenggi meori- Braided hair for young, unmarried girls.
Jjokjin meori- Hairstyle for married women
Males:
Ikseongwan- King and Crown Prince's Crown
Heukhwa- Boots worn by the king
Mokhwa- Boots for officials
Taesahye- flat shoes for nobles
Heukhye- daily flat footwear for scholars and nobles
Jeogori- Jacket
Baji- trousers
Dopo- Over coat Dapho- Sleeveless vest with embroidery or normal designs
Gat- The wide-brimmed hats nobles wore. The higher nobles included a string of gemstones on theirs to show their rank.
Most of the clothing terms came from the Joseon Fashion Show- Lee Soon and JOJ, by achillesbriseis on WordPress.
Hanok- Traditional Korean houses.
Palanquin.... Well.... This is English. Just that, in this story- and the Joseon era- only rich nobles rode one.
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Simple Terms
Ani- No
Ye/ Ne- Yes
Komabseubnida- Thank you, polite
Komawo- Thank you, informal
Kamsahabnida- Also Thank you, Polite
Kamsa- Also Thanks, informal
Heol- Wow
Daebak- Jackpot/ wow
Omo- Oh my... Used mostly by females
Aigoo- Some sort of speech exclamation type... thingy 😁
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Major Places
Gwang Guk- The Capital of Eondoeg Mun. It's in the North.
