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.