ᠯᡳᠣ ᡴᡳᠣ

Manchu

Alternative forms

• ᠯᡳᠣᡴᡳᠣ (liokio)
• ᠯᡳᠣ
  ᡴᡳᠶᡝᠣ (lio kiyeo)

Etymology

From Chinese 琉球 (Liúqiú, “Ryukyu”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [liɔ.kʰiɔ]

Proper noun

ᠯᡳᠣ
ᡴᡳᠣ • (lio kio)

1. (historical) A kingdom in the Ryukyu Islands from 1429 to 1879.
2. the Ryukyu Islands

Synonyms

• ᠯᡳᠣ
  ᡴᡳᠣ
  ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (lio kio gurun)