고장

Jeju

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ko̞d͡ʑa̠ŋ/

Noun

고장 (gojang)

1. (botany) flower; flowering plant

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)장]
  • 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

고장 • (gojang) (hanja 故障)

1. breakdown (mechanical)

   우리는 길가 쪽에 고장난 차가 있는 것을 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

• 고장이 나다 (gojang'i nada, “to break down”)

Etymology 2

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 (古場, gojang, “old place; hometown”), whose original Sino-Korean reading was indeed 고댱.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞d͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [고장]

Romanizations
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 [gojang]”, in 國(국)語(어)語(어)源(원)辭(사)典(전), Seoul: Bogosa Books, pages 63-64