新羅

Japanese

Kanji in this term
新	羅

Etymology 1

The final -rak may be cognate with the second syllable of 奈良 (Nara) (the name of a city and prefecture located in the Kansai region of Japan) and Garak, Gara, or Gaya (a loose confederation of city-states located at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula in ancient times). Also cf. Modern Korean nara "country, kingdom" < Middle Korean narah, Modern Korean ddang "land, ground, territory" < Middle Korean sdah, and Modern Korean heulg ("earth, soil") < Middle Korean hɔlg.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɕiraki]

Noun

新羅 (hiragana しらき, romaji shiraki)

1. an ancient kingdom existing on the Korean Peninsula between 57 BC and 935 AD; Silla

Etymology 2

From earlier /siraki/.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɕiraɡi]

Noun

新羅 (hiragana しらぎ, romaji shiragi)

1. an ancient kingdom existing on the Korean Peninsula between 57 BC and 935 AD; Silla

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɕinra]

Noun

新羅 (hiragana しんら, romaji shinra)

1. an ancient kingdom existing on the Korean Peninsula between 57 BC and 935 AD; Silla