Lexicon:Modern/Jwygor
| Jwygor | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒwɪgoɾ/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | from Middle Jugōr, from Proto jugun (Korean 주군 jugun, lord/master, from K-drama fandom and gaming culture), hardened over centuries — authority words resist the softening that normal vocabulary undergoes |
| Related words | Jor, daesei, Moejor |
Jwygor — the word a slave uses to address a free person. The formal register.
Notes
Before a magistrate, at a sale, in a hearing, and anywhere the household is being watched. moe Jwygor for one’s own owner in the same register.
Neutral as it stands. The Spraecha does not carry gender by default and marks it only when it matters, a habit inherited from a time when nobody could see who they were talking to. Add da- for a man or ma- for a woman where the distinction is doing work.