화사

Korean

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 花 (“striped”) + 蛇 (“snake”)

Noun

화사 • (hwasa) (hanja 花蛇)

  1. (dated) a striped snake: tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
    Synonyms: 꽃뱀 (kkotbaem), 유혈목이 (yuhyeolmogi)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 華奢.

Root

화사 • (hwasa) (hanja 華奢)

  1. Root of 화사하다 (hwasahada, “to be splendid, to be exquisite”). Rarely used alone.
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