동궁

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 東宮, from 東 (“east”) + 宮 (“palace”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?donggung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggung
McCune–Reischauer?tonggung
Yale Romanization?tongkwung

Noun

동궁 • (donggung) (hanja 東宮)

  1. (literary, historical) the Eastern Palace (palace where the crown prince lived in historical East Asia)
  2. (literary, metonymically) crown prince (in historical East Asia)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 冬宮, from 冬 (“winter”) + 宮 (“palace”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Donggung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Donggung
McCune–Reischauer?Tonggung
Yale Romanization?tōngkwung

Proper noun

동궁 • (Donggung) (hanja 冬宮)

  1. Synonym of 겨울궁전 (gyeoulgungjeon, “Winter Palace”).
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