Goryeo

English

Alternative forms

Koryŏ, Koryo, Kolye

Etymology

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 고려(高麗) (goryeo). Doublet of Korea.

Proper noun

Goryeo

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

Synonyms

(from Mandarin Chinese) Gaoli, Kao-li

Translations

a historical Korea

Arabic: غُورْيُو f (ḡuryū), غُورْيُو f (goryo)
Armenian: Գորյո (Goryo)
Assamese: গৰেও (goreü)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 高麗／高丽 (zh) (Gāolí)
Georgian: კორიო (ḳorio)
German: Goryeo n
Japanese: 高麗 (こま, Koma, こうらい, Kōrai)
Korean: 고려(高麗) (ko) (Goryeo)
Mongolian: Курё (Kurjo), Гуулин (mn) (Guulin)
Persian: گوریو (goryo)
Russian: Корё (ru) f (Korjó)
Thai: โครยอ (koo-rá-yɔɔ)
Ukrainian: Корьо́ f (Korʹó)
Vietnamese: Cao Ly (高麗)

Further reading

Goryeo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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