Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sahwa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: sah-wa
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A series of political purges in the late 15th and 16th centuries, during which sarim scholars were persecuted by political rivals.

Example Sentences

"Executed during the sahwa of 1722."
"The origins of factionalism in Yi Korea can probably be traced back to the sahwa (literati purges)."

Etymology

From Korean 사화 (sahwa).

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: 사화

Questions

What does sahwa mean?: A series of political purges in the late 15th and 16th centuries, during which sarim scholars were persecuted by political rivals.
Where does sahwa come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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