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

Translations

relating to the Korean Peninsula

Albanian: korean (sq)
Arabic: كُورِيّ‎ (kōriyy)
Armenian: կորեական (koreakan)
Azerbaijani: koreya, koreyalı (az)
Basque: korear
Belarusian: карэ́йскі (karéjski)
Bengali: কোরীয় (kōriẏo)
Bulgarian: коре́йски (koréjski)
Burmese: ကိုရီးယား (my) (kuiri:ya:)
Catalan: coreà (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 朝鮮的／朝鲜的 (Cháoxiǎn de), 韓國的／韩国的 (Hánguó de)
Czech: korejský (cs)
Danish: koreansk, koreanskt n
Dhivehi: ކޮރެޔާ ބަސް‎ (dv) (koreyā bas)
Dutch: Koreaans (nl), Koreaanse (nl)
Estonian: korea (et)
Finnish: korealainen (fi)
French: coréen (fr)
Galician: coreano (gl)
Georgian: კორეული (ḳoreuli)
German: koreanisch (de)
Greek: κορεατικός (el) (koreatikós)
Hawaiian: Kōlea
Hindi: कोरियाई (hi) (koriyāī)
Hungarian: koreai (hu)
Icelandic: kóreskur
Indonesian: Korea (id)
Irish: Cóiréach
Italian: coreano (it)
Japanese: (South) 韓国の (かんこくの, Kankoku no), (North or related to both of Koreas in academic context) 朝鮮の (ちょうせんの, Chōsen no)
Kazakh: кәріс (kärıs), корей (korei)
Khmer: កូរ៉េ (km) (kouree)
Korean: 조선 의 (joseon-ui), (North Korea), 한국 의 (han'gug-ui), (South Korea) 한 (ko) (han)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: koreyî (ku)
Kyrgyz: корей (korey)
Lao: ເກົາຫລີ (kao lī)
Latvian: korejiešu, korejisks
Lithuanian: korėjiečių (lt), korėjietiškas
Macedonian: корејски (korejski)
Malay: Korea
Manchu: ᠰᠣᠯᡥᠣ (solho)
Marathi: कोरियन (koriyan)
Mon:ကိုဝ်ရဳယျာ
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: солонгос (solongos), солонгосын (solongosyn)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: koreansk

Nynorsk: koreansk
Occitan: corean (oc)
Pashto: کوریایي‎
Persian: کره‌ای‎ (kore-yi)
Polish: koreański (pl)
Portuguese: coreano (pt)
Romanian: coreean (ro)
Russian: коре́йский (ru) (koréjskij)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ко̀ре̄јскӣ

Roman: kòrējskī (sh)
Slovak: kórejský (sk)
Slovene: korejski (sl)
Spanish: coreano (es)
Swahili: ya Korea
Swedish: koreansk (sv)
Tagalog: Korean, Koreano (tl)
Tajik: кореягӣ (tg) (koreyagī), куриёӣ (kuriyoyī)
Tatar: корей (qorey)
Thai: เกาหลี (th) (gao-lǐi)
Turkish: Kore (tr), Koreli (tr)
Turkmen: koreý
Ukrainian: коре́йський (uk) (koréjsʹkyj)
Urdu: کوریائی‎ (koriyā'ī)
Uyghur: كورېيە‎ (korëye)
Uzbek: koreys (uz)
Vietnamese: Triều Tiên (vi), Hàn Quốc (vi)
Yiddish: קאָרעיש‎ (koreysh)
Zhuang: Cauzsenh, Hanzgoz

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

Albanian: korean (sq)
Arabic: كُورِيّ‎ m (kōriyy), كُورِيَّة‎ (ar) f (kōriyya)
Armenian: կորեերեն (hy) (koreeren)
Basque: koreera (eu)
Belarusian: карэ́йская мо́ва f (karéjskaja móva), карэ́йская (karéjskaja) (мо́ва)
Bulgarian: коре́йски m (koréjski) (ези́к)
Catalan: coreà (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 韓文／韩文 (hon⁴ man^4-2)

Mandarin: 韓語／韩语 (zh) (hányǔ), 韓文／韩文 (zh) (hánwén), 朝鮮語／朝鲜语 (zh) (cháoxiǎnyǔ)

Min Nan: 韓文／韩文 (hân-bûn), 韓語／韩语 (hân-gú, hân-gí)
Czech: korejština (cs) f
Dutch: Koreaans (nl) n
Esperanto: Koreana
Estonian: korea keel (et)
Finnish: korea (fi), korean kieli
French: coréen (fr) m
Galician: coreano (gl) m
Georgian: კორეული (ḳoreuli)
German: Koreanisch (de) n
Greek: κορεατικά (el) n pl (koreatiká)
Greenlandic: koreamiusut
Hebrew: קוריאנית‎ f
Hindi: कोरियाई (hi) (koriyāī)
Hungarian: koreai (hu)
Icelandic: kóreska (is)
Ido: Koreana (io)
Indonesian: bahasa Korea
Irish: Cóiréis f
Italian: coreano (it)
Japanese: 韓国語 (ja) (かんこくご, kankokugo) (South), 朝鮮語 (ja) (ちょうせんご, chōsengo) (North or academic), ハングル (ja) (hanguru) (colloquial, proscribed), コリアン (korian) (colloquial)
Kazakh: кәріс тілі (kärıs tılı), кәрісше (kärısşe), корейше (koreişe)
Khmer: ភាសា កូរ៉េ (phiəsaa kouree)
Korean: 조선어(朝鮮語) (ko) (joseoneo) (North Korea), 한국어(韓國語) (ko) (han'gugeo), 한국말 (ko) (han'gungmal), 국어(國語) (ko) (gugeo), 우리말 (ko) (urimal), 한글 (ko) (han'geul) (colloquial, proscribed, South Korea)
Kyrgyz: корейче (koreyce)
Lao: ພາສາ ເກົາຫຼີ (phā sākao lī)
Latvian: korejiešu valoda
Lithuanian: korėjiečių kalba (lt)
Macedonian: коре́јски m (koréjski) (ја́зик)
Malay: bahasa Korea
Marathi: कोरियन f (koriyan)
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: солонгос хэл (solongos xel)
Navajo: Kolíya dineʼé bizaad
Norwegian:
Bokmål: koreansk m

Nynorsk: koreansk m
Occitan: corean (oc) m
Persian: کره‌ای‎ (kore-'i)
Polish: koreański (pl)
Portuguese: coreano (pt) m
Romanian: coreeană (ro) f
Russian: коре́йский язы́к m (koréjskij jazýk), коре́йский (ru) m (koréjskij) (язы́к)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: корејски m

Roman: korejski (sh) m
Sinhalese: කොරියානු (si) (koriyānu), කොරියානු භාෂාව (koriyānu bhāṣāwa)
Slovak: kórejčina (sk) f
Slovene: korejščina (sl) f
Spanish: coreano (es) m
Swahili: Kikorea
Swedish: koreanska (sv) c
Tagalog: Koreano (tl), Korean
Thai: ภาษา เกาหลี (paa-sǎa gao-lǐi)
Tigrinya: ኮሪያኛ (koriyaña)
Turkish: Korece (tr)
Ukrainian: коре́йська мо́ва f (koréjsʹka móva), коре́йська (uk) f (koréjsʹka) (мо́ва)
Uyghur: كورىيەچە‎ (koriyeche)
Uzbek: koreys (uz), koreyscha (uz)
Vietnamese: tiếng Hàn Quốc (vi), tiếng Triều Tiên (vi)
Yiddish: קאָרעאיש‎ (koreish)

Noun

Korean (plural Koreans)

(countable) A native or resident in North Korea or South Korea, or a person of Korean descent.

Translations

person

Albanian: korean (sq)
Arabic: كُورِيّ‎ m (kōriyy), كُورِيَّة‎ (ar) f (kōriyya)
Armenian: կորեացի (koreacʿi)
Azerbaijani: koreya, koreyalı (az)
Basque: korear
Belarusian: карэ́ец m (karéjec), карэя́нка f (karejánka)
Bulgarian: коре́ец m (koréec), коре́йка f (koréjka)
Catalan: coreà (ca) m, coreana (ca) f
Chinese:
Cantonese: 韓國人／韩国人 (hon⁴ gwok³ jan⁴)

Mandarin: 韓國人／韩国人 (zh) (hánguórén), 朝鮮人／朝鲜人 (zh) (cháoxiānrén)

Min Nan: 韓國人／韩国人 (hân-kok-lâng)
Czech: Korejec (cs) m, Korejka (cs) f
Danish: Koreaner c
Dutch: Koreaan (nl) m, Koreaanse (nl) f
Estonian: korealane
Finnish: korealainen (fi)
French: Coréen (fr) m, Coréenne (fr) f
Galician: coreano (gl) m, coreana f
Georgian: კორეელი (ḳoreeli)
German: Koreaner (de) m, Koreanerin (de) f
Greek: Κορεάτης (el) m (Koreátis), Κορεάτισσα (el) f (Koreátissa)
Hawaiian: Kōlea
Hindi: कोरियाई (hi) (koriyāī)
Hungarian: koreai (hu)
Icelandic: Kóreumaður m
Ido: Koreano (io)
Indonesian: orang Korea
Irish: Cóiréach m
Italian: coreano (it) m, coreana (it) f
Japanese: 朝鮮人 (ja) (ちょうせんじん, chōsenjin), 韓国人 (ja) (かんこくじん, kankokujin) (South), コリアン (korian)
Kazakh: кәріс (kärıs), корей (korei)
Korean: 조선인(朝鮮人) (ko) (joseonin), 조선 사람 (joseon saram) (North Korea), 한국인(韓國人) (ko) (han'gugin), 한국 사람 (han'guk saram) (South Korea), 우리나라 사람 (urinara saram)
Kyrgyz: корей (korey)
Latvian: korejietis m, korejiete f
Lithuanian: korėjietis (lt) m, korėjietė (lt) f
Macedonian: Кореец m (Koreec), Корејка f (Korejka)
Malay: orang Korea
Maltese: Korejan m
Marathi: कोरियन (koriyan)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: koreaner m

Nynorsk: koreanar m
Persian: کره‌ای‎ (kore-'i)
Polish: Koreańczyk (pl) m pers, Koreanka (pl) f
Portuguese: coreano (pt) m, coreana f
Romanian: coreean (ro) m, coreeană (ro) f, coreeancă f
Russian: коре́ец (ru) m (koréjec), корея́нка (ru) f (korejánka)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Коре́јац m, Корејка f, Корејанац m, Корејанка f (less common), Кореанац m, Кореанка f (less common)

Roman: Koréjac (sh) m, Korejka f, Korejanac m, Korejanka f (less common), Koreanac m, Koreanka f (less common)
Slovak: Kórejčan m, Kórejčanka f
Slovene: Korejec (sl) m, Korejka f
Spanish: coreano (es) m, coreana (es) f
Swahili: Mkorea (sw)
Swedish: korean (sv), koreanska (sv) f
Tagalog: Koreano (tl), Koreana, Korean
Tajik: кореягӣ (tg) (koreyagī), куриёӣ (kuriyoyī)
Turkish: Koreli (tr)
Turkmen: koreý
Ukrainian: коре́єць (uk) m (koréjecʹ), корея́нка f (korejánka)
Uyghur: كورېيە‎ (korëye)
Uzbek: koreys (uz)
Vietnamese: người Triều Tiên (North Koreans and as an ethnic group), người Hàn Quốc (South Koreans only), người Hàn (South Koreans only)
Yiddish: קאָרעער‎ m (koreer)

Related terms

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.ɐn]

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

Korean

English

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Finnish

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Tagalog

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