Middle Korean

English

Proper noun

Middle Korean

1. The Korean language of the 10th (or 13th, depending on the analysis) century to 16th century, or from the era of Goryeo to the middle of Joseon, based on the dialect of Kaesong because the new Goryeo dynasty moved its capital city to northern area of Korean peninsula.

Related terms

• Proto-Koreanic
• Old Korean
• Early Modern Korean
• Modern Korean

Translations

Korean in the 10th to 16th century

• Italian: Medio Coreano m
• Japanese: 中期朝鮮語 (ちゅうきちょうせんご, Chūki Chōsengo)
• Korean: 중세 국어 (Jungse Gugeo)

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Middle Korean terms