고장

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Jeju

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Etymology

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From Proto-Koreanic *kwoco, cognate to Korean (kkot, flower).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ko̞d͡ʑa̠ŋ/

Noun

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고장 (gojang)

  1. (botany) flower; flowering plant

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 故障, from (reason) (obstruction).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gojang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gojang
McCune–Reischauer?kojang
Yale Romanization?kōcang

Noun

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고장 (gojang) (hanja 故障)

  1. breakdown (mechanical)
    우리 길가 고장 있는 목격하였다.
    Uri-neun gilga jjog-e gojangnan cha-ga inneun geos-eul mokgyeokhayeotda.
    We saw a breakdown by the side of the road.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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This term is not attested in pre-twentieth century documents.

The Pyongan dialect form 고당 (godang) implies original *고댱, given the regular eighteenth- and nineteenth-century sound shift of /tj/ > /t/ in Pyongan and /tj/ > /t͡ɕ/ elsewhere. Hence perhaps a nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 고장 (, gojang, “old place; hometown”), whose original Sino-Korean reading was indeed 고댱.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gojang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gojang
McCune–Reischauer?kojang
Yale Romanization?kocang

Noun

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고장 (gojang)

  1. a populated district; a town
  2. a center of production for a particular commodity

References

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  • Seo Jeong-beom (서정범) (2000) “고장 [gojang]”, in ()()()()()(), Seoul: Bogosa Books, pages 63-64