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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