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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 住宅, from 住 (“living”) + 宅 (“house”)
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | jutaek |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jutaeg |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chut'aek |
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| Yale Romanization? | cwū.thayk |
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Noun
주택 • (jutaek) (hanja 住宅)
- A residential building.
Derived terms
- 단독주택 (單獨住宅, dandokjutaek, “single-family home”)