🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
こーれー【高麗・狛】 : kooree | define meaning
kooree
Pronunciation: [koːɾeː]
Definition
Name
- (Archaism) Korea
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese こうらい【高麗・狛】 kourai "Korea".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Corea. Córay".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 高麗 狛 |
| Kana | こーれー |
| Romanization | kooree |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [koːɾeː] |
意味：こうらい【高麗・狛】
Categories:
高麗
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 12). こーれー【高麗・狛】 : kooree | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 16, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8139/kooree/.