대종가

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大宗 (“influential family of long standing”) + 家 (“home, household”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)d͡ʑo̞ŋɡa̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)d͡ʑo̞ŋɡa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)종가/데(ː)종가]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daejongga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daejongga
McCune–Reischauer?taejongga
Yale Romanization?tāycongka

Noun

대종가 • (daejongga) (hanja 大宗家)

  1. the household of a prominent family; ancestral seat
    풍천 노씨 대종가는 경상남도에 있는 조선시대의 건축물이다.
    Pungcheon No-ssi daejongga-neun Gyeongsangnamdo-e inneun Joseonsidae-ui geonchungmur-ida.
    The ancestral seat of the Pungcheon No clan is a Joseon-era building located in South Gyeongsang Province.
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