Kuriya

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from English Korea, ultimately from Korean 고려(高麗) (goryeo).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /kuɾia/ [k̠ʊˈɾja]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: Ku‧ri‧ya

Proper noun

Kuriya (Sulat Sūg spelling كُرِيَ)

  1. Korea (two countries of East Asia, North Korea and South Korea; the peninsula containing these two countries)
    Pag-ubus natalug Jipun, in Kuriya nabahagi' magduwa.
    After Japan was defeated, Korea was divided into two.

Noun

Kuriya (Sulat Sūg spelling كُرِيَ)

  1. Korean person
  2. Korean language

Derived terms