Goryeo

English

Alternative forms

• Koryŏ (from McCune–Reischauer romanization)

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 고려 (高麗, Goryeo).

Proper noun

Goryeo

1. (historical) a Korean dynasty, a kingdom, which gave rise to the modern exonym for Korea.

Translations

a historical Korea

• Arabic: غُورْيُو f (ḡuryū), غُورْيُو f (goryo)
• Armenian: Գորյո (Goryo)
• Assamese: গৰেও (goreü)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 高麗／高丽 (zh), 高丽 (zh) (Gāolí)

• Georgian: კორიო (ḳorio)
• German: Goryeo n
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• Japanese: 高麗 (こま, Koma, こうらい, Kōrai)
• Korean: 고려 (Goryeo) (高麗 (ko))
• Mongolian: Курё (Kurjo), Гуулин (mn) (Guulin)
• Persian: گوریو (goryo)
• Russian: Корё f (Korjó)
• Thai: โครยอ (koo-rá-yɔɔ)
• Ukrainian: Корьо́ f (Korʹó)
• Vietnamese: Cao Ly (高麗)

Further reading

• Goryeo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia