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

Synonyms

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

Descendants

• Chinese: 高麗／高丽 (Gāolí)
• Dutch: Korea
• English: Korea
• → English: Goryeo
• French: Corée
• German: Korea
• Italian: Corea
• Japanese: 高(こう)麗(らい) (Kōrai)
• New Latin: Corea
• Portuguese: Coreia
• Russian: Коре́я (Koréja)
• Spanish: Corea
• Vietnamese: Cao Li, Cao Lệ

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 考慮

Noun

고려 • (goryeo) (hanja 考慮)

1. consideration; reflection

Derived terms

• 고려하다 (考慮하다, goryeohada)