Korean
See also: korean
English
Alternative forms
- Corean (obsolete)
Etymology
Korea + -an
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈɹɪən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iːən
Adjective
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
- Sino-Korean
Translations
relating to the Korean Peninsula
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Proper noun
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
language
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Noun
Korean (plural Koreans)
- (countable) Designation given to the indigenous or naturalized people occupying the Korean Peninsula on the Asian continent, in either North Korea or South Korea.
Translations
person
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Related terms
- Proto-Koreanic
- Old Korean
- Middle Korean
- Early Modern Korean
- Modern Korean
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Korean terms
- Appendix:Korean Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Korean
Further reading
- ISO 639-1 code ko, ISO 639-3 code kor (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Korean, kor
Finnish
Proper noun
Korean
- genitive singular of Korea
Anagrams
- erakon, kerona, nokare
Tagalog
Etymology
From English Korean, with the root ultimately from Sino-Korean 고려 (高麗, Goryeo).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ko‧re‧an
- IPA(key): /koˈɾian/, [koˈɾi.jɐn]
Noun
Korean
- Korean (person)
- Synonyms: Koreano, Koreana
Proper noun
Korean
- Korean (language)
- Synonyms: Koreano, salitang Korean, wikang Korean
Adjective
Korean
- Korean (pertaining to Korea)
- Synonym: Koreano
Further reading
- “Korean”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018