Korean Words in English

Type the Korean loanword that meets each description.
all definitions are from the Oxford English Dictionary
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A raw strongly-flavoured vegetable pickle; the Korean national dish
kimchi
A Korean system of unarmed combat resembling karate
taekwondo
A dish consisting of rice topped with other ingredients, typically including sautéed vegetables, meat (esp. beef), and chilli paste, often with the addition of a raw or fried egg
bibimbap
___virus: A genus of RNA viruses which can be transmitted to humans via the urine, faeces, and saliva of their natural rodent hosts, and typically cause either a haemorrhagic fever with nephritis or acute respiratory disease
Hanta
A trained female entertainer; the Korean equivalent of the geisha girl
kisaeng
A traditional Korean alcoholic drink, made from fermented rice
makkoli
The Korean national phonetic alphabet
hangul
The basic monetary unit of (North and South) Korea
won
A form of domestic heating having a flue or flues running underfloor from a fire or furnace
ondol
A traditional East Asian unit of length now equal to approx. 3.93 kilometres (2.44 miles) in Japan and Korea
ri
A type of Korean vocal music OR a Korean lyric poem usually consisting of twenty-four syllables divided into three lines
sijo
A Korean martial art of self-defence, characterized by the use of kicking and circular movements of the arms and legs
hapkido
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Level 47
Jun 19, 2017
I agree it looks a little funny! But that's the way the Oxford English Dictionary spells it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Level 81
Apr 5, 2023
Length measurement should accept li as well as ri. Makgeolli is the more common spelling.

I'd change the rice dish clue to "means mixed rice" or something similar.

The virus one is weird.