Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baekje

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: baek-je
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 18 BCE to 660 CE; at its maximum covering most of modern western South Korea.

name

An ancient language spoken in that kingdom.

Example Sentences

"The site, yet to be named, straddles the farming counties of Yeongi and Gongju. The capital of the Baekje Kingdom in the fifth and sixth centuries was Gongju, which reportedly has good feng shui."

Etymology

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 백제(百濟) (Baekje).

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: ^백제(百濟)

Inflected Forms

Paekche (alternative) Paykcey (alternative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Baekje terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Baekje terms Goguryeo Silla

Questions

What does baekje mean?: An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 18 BCE to 660 CE; at its maximum covering most of modern western South Korea.
Where does baekje come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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