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According to Christopher I. Beckwith, "The spelling Kaya is the modern Korean reading of the characters used to write the name; the pronunciation /kara/ (transcriptionally *kala) is certain." [5] In Japanese, Gaya is often referred to as Mimana (任那), a name with considerable present-day political connotations.
The name Gaya is the modern Korean reading of a name originally written using Chinese characters. A variety of historical forms are attested. Generally it was transcribed as Kaya (加耶) or Karak (伽落), but the transcription in the oldest sources is Kara (加羅, Middle Chinese kæla). [1]
The compilation of Standard Korean Language Dictionary was commenced on 1 January 1992, by The National Academy of the Korean Language, the predecessor of the National Institute of Korean Language. [1] The dictionary's first edition was published in three volumes on 9 October 1999, followed by the compact disc released on 9 October 2001. [2]
Korean personal names usually consist of a one-character family name (seong, 성; 姓) followed by a two-character given name (ireum, 이름). There are a few two-character family names (e.g. 남궁 ; 南宮 , Namgung ), and the holders of such names—but not only them—tend to have one-syllable given names.
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Di Ka Na Maggigisa (lit. ' You Won't Be Screwed Anymore ') Parody of the GMA Network's afternoon drama, Hindi Ka Na Mag-iisa (lit. ' You Won't Be Alone Anymore ') Lino Blanco : Parody of the GMA Network's drama, Luna Blanca. ProteJail: Parody of the GMA-7's talent show Protege. As the title says, the sketch is a talent show for prisoners.
The choice of whether to use a Sino-Korean noun or a native Korean word is a delicate one, with the Sino-Korean alternative often sounding more profound or refined. It is in much the same way that Latin- or French-derived words in English are used in higher-level vocabulary sets (e.g. the sciences), thus sounding more refined – for example ...
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Korean on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Korean in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.