Baekje

English

Alternative forms

• Paekche, Paykcey

Etymology

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 백제(百濟) (Baekje).

Proper noun

Baekje

2. (historical) An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 18 BCE to 660 CE; at its maximum covering most of modern western South Korea.
   • 2004 August 12, Andrew Salmon, “Seoul names new location for capital”, in The New York Times‎^[1], sourced from International Herald Tribune, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 July 2025‎^[2]:

     The site, yet to be named, straddles the farming counties of Yeongi and Gongju. The capital of the Baekje Kingdom in the fifth and sixth centuries was Gongju, which reportedly has good feng shui.

3. (historical) An ancient language spoken in that kingdom.

Coordinate terms

• Goguryeo
• Silla

Translations

former Korean kingdom

• Baekje: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 百濟 / 百济 (baak³ zai³)

  Mandarin: 百濟 / 百济 (zh) (Bǎijì)

• French: Baekje
• Japanese: 百済 (ja) (くだら, Kudara; ひゃくさい, Hyakusai)
• Korean: 백제(百濟) (ko) (baekje)
• Lithuanian: Pekčė f
• Manchu: ᠪᡝ
  ᠵᡳ (be ji)
• Mongolian: Пэгжэ (Pegže)
• Polish: Baekje n
• Russian: Пэкче́ f (Pɛkčé)
• Thai: แพ็กเจ (th) (pɛ́k-jee)
• Vietnamese: Bách Tế (百濟)

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Baekje terms

Further reading

• Baekje on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Baekje language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• ISO 639-3 code pkc (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Baekje, pkc ⁠