주택

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 住宅, from 住 (“living”) + 宅 (“house”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)tʰɛk̚] ~ [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)tʰe̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [주(ː)택/주(ː)텍]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jutaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jutaeg
McCune–Reischauer?chut'aek
Yale Romanization?cwū.thayk

Noun

주택 • (jutaek) (hanja 住宅)

  1. A residential building.

Derived terms
  • 단독주택 (單獨住宅, dandokjutaek, “single-family home”)
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