Goryeo

English

Alternative forms

• Koryŏ, Koryo, Kolye

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Goryeo

1. (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