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Japanese
Etymology 1
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(This term, こおり (kōri), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as こおり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こおり.)
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Etymology 2
From Old Japanese; possibly an ancient borrowing from a Koreanic source (possibly Baekje), whence Korean 고을 (goeul)).
Pronunciation
Noun
こおり • (kōri) ←こほり (kofori)?
- (archaic) county, district
Usage notes
- 評 is found in the oldest documents (see the Japanese Wikipedia).
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