화성돈

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 華盛頓 (“Washington”), an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 華盛頓／华盛顿 (Huáshèngdùn), from English Washington.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwa̠sʰʌ̹ŋdo̞n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [화성돈]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Hwaseongdon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Hwaseongdon
McCune–Reischauer?Hwasŏngdon
Yale Romanization?hwasengton

Proper noun

화성돈 • (Hwaseongdon) (hanja 華盛頓)

  1. obsolete form of 워싱턴 (Wosingteon) (= Washington): a state of the United States
  2. obsolete form of 워싱턴 (Wosingteon) (= Washington): the capital city of the United States
  3. obsolete form of 워싱턴 (Wosingteon, “Washington (English surname)”)
    • 1883, “론공법 (ron'gongbeop)”, in 易(이)言(언) (Ieon), volume 1, page 2a:
      화셩돈이 굴긔ᄒᆞ야 모단 부락을 합ᄒᆞ야 강ᄒᆞᆫ 영국을 ᄭᅥᆨ그니 […]
      hwasyeongdon-i gulguihaya modan burag-eul haphaya ganghan Yeonggug-eul kkeokgeuni [ … ]
      [General] Washington rose to unite the colonies and defeat the mighty British Empire.
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