황사

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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황사 (hwangsa)

  1. yellow sand
  2. loess