고장

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 故障, from 故 (“reason”) + 障 (“obstruction”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ˈko̞ːd͡ʑa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[고:장]
Revised Romanization? gojang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gojang
McCune–Reischauer? kojang
Yale Romanization? kōcang

Noun

고장 • (gojang) (hanja 故障)

  1. breakdown (mechanical)
    • 우리는 길가 쪽에 고장난 차가 있는 것을 목격하였다.
      Urineun gilga jjoge gojangnan chaga inneun geoseul mokgyeokhayeotda.
      We saw a breakdown by the side of the road.

Etymology 2

Uncertain. This term is not attested in Joseon Dynasty-period documents. It may be a native Korean word related to 곶 (got, “peninsula”). However, it may also be a Sino-Korean word 故場 (gojang), "hometown", from 고 (故, go, “old”) + 장 (場, jang, “place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ko̞d͡ʑa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[고장]
Revised Romanization? gojang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gojang
McCune–Reischauer? kojang
Yale Romanization? kocang

Noun

고장 • (gojang)

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

References

  • Seo Jeong-beom (서정범) (2000), “고장”, in 國語語原辭典, Seoul: Bogosa Books, pages 63-64
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