کوریا
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Korea, from Sino-Korean 고려(高麗) (Goryeo).
Akin to Pashto and Urdu کوریا (koryā)
Pronunciation
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰoː.ɾi.jɑː]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Dari reading? | kōriyā |
Proper noun
کوریا • (kōriyā)
- (Dari) Korea (a geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country)
- (less common) North Korea
- South Korea
Usage notes
- While the Iranian standard spelling is sometimes used in Afghanistan, the Dari standard spelling is almost never used in Iran.
Derived terms
- کوریایی (kōriyāyī) (Dari)
- جُمْهُورِیِ دَموکْراتِیک خلْقِ کورِیا (jumhūrī-yi damōkrātīk xalq-i kōriyā) (Dari)
- جُمهُورِی کورِیا (jumhūrī-yi kōriyā) (Dari)
- شَبْهجَزِیرَهِٔ کورِیا (šabh-jazīra-i kōriyā) (Dari)
- کورِیایِ جَنُوبِی (kōriyā-yi janūbī) (Dari)
- کورِیایِ شُمالِی (kōriyā-yi šumālī) (Dari)