황사

Korean

Etymology

Literally "yellow sand." Sino-Korean word from 황(黃) (hwang, “yellow”) + 사(砂) (sa, “sand”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [황사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwangsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwangsa
McCune–Reischauer?	hwangsa
Yale Romanization?	hwangsa

Noun

황사 • (hwangsa)

1. yellow sand
2. loess