高句麗

Etymology
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Proper noun

 * 1) Goguryeo one of the ancient

Etymology 1
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From written, in turn likely from some variety of.

Proper noun

 * 1)  the Goguryeo kingdom of 37 BCE – 668 CE, one of the ancient, located in what is now North Korea and parts of Manchuria and far-eastern Russia

Derived terms

 * : a Goguryeo tumulus tomb

Etymology 2
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Alteration from Kōkuri. This usage developed after the two failed attempts in 1274 and 1281 to invade Japan by the combined forces of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty and the Goryeo kingdom. Goryeo was a successor kingdom to Goguryeo, but in the popular Japanese language of the time, Goryeo was still referred to as 高句麗 (Kōkuri or Kokuri, i.e. “Goguryeo”) instead of.

The adverb likely derives from this usage.

Noun

 * 1) something very unfortunate and scary

Usage notes
Generally always seen in combination with or, terms of similar meaning that derive from the word. Compare the English slang phrase, possibly derived from this Japanese phrase.

Idioms

 * : “Goguryeo and the Mongol demons are coming”

Proper noun

 * 1)  the Goguryeo kingdom of 37 BCE – 668 CE, one of the ancient, located in what is now North Korea and parts of Manchuria and far-eastern Russia