동결

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 凍結, from 凍 (“freeze”) + 結 (“congeal”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡjʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)결]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?donggyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggyeol
McCune–Reischauer?tonggyŏl
Yale Romanization?tōngkyel

Noun

동결 • (donggyeol) (hanja 凍結)

  1. (literally) freezing, congelation, congealment
  2. (figuratively) freezing (of assets, prices, interest rates, etc.)
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