Korean
See also: korean
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈɹi.ən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈɹiːən/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -iːən
Adjective edit
Korean (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.
- Of or relating to the Korean language.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
relating to the Korean Peninsula
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Proper noun edit
Korean (uncountable)
- (uncountable) Official language of the people residing on the Korean Peninsula, and language of approximately 60 million people, in Asia, North America, and elsewhere.
Translations edit
language
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Noun edit
Korean (plural Koreans)
- (countable) A native or resident in North Korea or South Korea, or a person of Korean descent.
Translations edit
person
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Related terms edit
See also edit
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Korean terms
- Appendix:Korean Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Korean
Further reading edit
- ISO 639-1 code ko, ISO 639-3 code kor (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Korean, kor
Finnish edit
Proper noun edit
Korean
Anagrams edit
Categories:
- English terms suffixed with -an
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/iːən
- Rhymes:English/iːən/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Korean
- en:Ethnonyms
- en:Languages
- en:Nationalities
- Finnish non-lemma forms
- Finnish proper noun forms