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goryeo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
goryeo
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 고려(高麗)

Inflected Forms

Koryŏ (alternative) Koryo (alternative) Kolye (alternative)

Synonyms

Gaoli Kao-li

Questions

What does goryeo mean?
a Korean dynasty, a kingdom, which gave rise to the modern exonym for Korea.
Where does goryeo come from?
It is traced to Korean.

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