고려

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ɾjʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [고려]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	goryeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	golyeo
McCune–Reischauer?	koryŏ
Yale Romanization?	kolye

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 高麗

Proper noun

고려 • (Goryeo) (hanja 高麗)

1. (history) Goryeo

   고려대학교 ― goryeodaehakgyo ― Korea University

2. (Russia) Korea (a geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country)
   • 2015 February 20, 강 보릐스 [gang boruiseu], “일본(한 본)의 유래 [ilbon(han bon)ui yurae]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 우즈베키스탄 누쿠스 [ujeubekiseutan nukuseu]:

     고려에서 있지 암두?

     goryeo-e-seo itji amdu?

     Don't they have it in Korea?

3. (Russia) Korea (a peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea; in full, Korean Peninsula)

Usage notes

Even among modern Koryo-mar speakers, who are mainly heritage speakers and more proficient in Russian, 한국 (han'guk) appears to also be in common use, possibly due to influence from South Korea's increased economic prestige in the past few decades and the fact that non-elderly Koryo-saram who speak Korean virtually all speak and learn standard Korean from South Korea. 조선 (joseon) seems to used particularly by more older speakers when referring to Korea as a whole, though 고려 seems to have largely replaced this.

Synonyms

• 고려조 (高麗朝, Goryeojo, “Goryeo Dynasty”)

Descendants

• → English: Goryeo， → English: Korea
• → Japanese: 高(こう)麗(らい) (Kōrai)
• → Russian: Корё (Korjó)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 考慮

Noun

고려 • (goryeo) (hanja 考慮)

1. consideration; reflection

Derived terms

• 고려하다 (考慮하다, goryeohada)