고구려

Korean

The origin is uncertain. Possibilities include:

Might be cognate with Goguryeo 忽 (*kuru, “town”), compare Jurchen  (*guru-un, “country”), Manchu ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (gurun, “country”) and Japanese 国 (kuni, “country”).
Might be cognate with Korean 구리 (guri, “copper”), compare Mongolian ᠭᠠᠤᠯᠢ (ɣauli, “brass”).

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	Goguryeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	Gogulyeo
McCune–Reischauer^?	Koguryŏ
Yale Romanization^?	kokwulye

고구려 • (Goguryeo) (hanja 高句麗)

Yi, Byeongdo (1976) “고구려국호고 Goguryeo gukhogo”, in 한국고대사연구 Han-guk godaesa yeongu, Bakyeongsa, pages 362–367
Shiratori, Kurakichi (1969) “高句麗の名稱に就きての考 Kōkuri no meishō ni tsukite no kō”, in 白鳥庫吉全集3 Shiratori kunakichi zenshū 3, volume 10, Iwanami shoten, 國學院雜誌 2 Kokugakuin zasshi 2, page 65
Ri, Chirin (1964) 고조선연구 Han-guk godaesa yeongu, The Language Research Institute, Academy of Social Science, page 219

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