부여

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Korean

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Possibilities include:

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Buyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Buyeo
McCune–Reischauer?Puyŏ
Yale Romanization?pu.ye

Proper noun

부여 (Buyeo) (hanja 夫餘/扶餘)

  1. an ancient Korean kingdom existing between the 2nd century BC and 494; Buyeo
  2. a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea; Buyeo County

References

  • Choe, Namseon (1973) “兒時朝鮮 Asi joseon”, in 六堂崔南善全集2 Yukdang choe namseon jeonjip 2, Hyeonamsa, page 159
  • Shiratori, Kurakichi (1969) “濊貊民族の由來を述べて, 夫餘高句麗及び百濟の起源に及ぶ Waibaku minzoku no yurai wo nobete, fuyo kōkuri oyobi kudara kigen ni oyobu”, in 白鳥庫吉全集3 Shiratori kunakichi zenshū 3, Iwanami shoten, page 516