교착

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjot͡ɕʰa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [교착]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyochak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyochag
McCune–Reischauer?	kyoch'ak
Yale Romanization?	kyo.chak

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 膠着 (“agglutination; stalemate”).

Noun

교착 • (gyochak) (hanja 膠着)

1. agglutination, adhesion
2. deadlock, stalemate, impasse

   교착 상태 ― gyochak sangtae ― state of impasse

Derived terms

• 교착(膠着)되다 (gyochakdoeda, “to adhere; to reach a stalemate”)
• 교착(膠着)하다 (gyochakhada, “to adhere; to reach a stalemate”)
• 교착력(膠着力) (gyochangnyeok, “adhesive strength”)
• 교착부동(膠着不動) (gyochakbudong, “firm adhesion”)
• 교착어(膠着語) (gyochageo, “agglutinative language”)
• 교착전(膠着戰) (gyochakjeon, “war of attrition”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 交錯 (“interlock; crisscross”).

Noun

교착 • (gyochak) (hanja 交錯)

1. interlocking, mingling

   희로애락의 교착 ― huiroaerag-ui gyochak ― interlocking of human emotions

Derived terms

• 교착(交錯)되다 (gyochakdoeda, “to become mingled”)
• 교착(交錯)하다 (gyochakhada, “to mingle”)