개다

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): ~
• Phonetic hangul:
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 개〯다〮 (Yale: kǎy-tá).

개다 • (gaeda) (infinitive 개 or 개어, sequential 개니)

1. (intransitive, of the weather) to clear, to clear up, to fair up
2. (intransitive, figuratively, of mood) to brighten

• 개이다 (gaeida) (non-standard)

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 가히〮다〮 (Yale: kàhí-tá).

개다 • (gaeda) (infinitive 개 or 개어, sequential 개니)

1. (transitive) to fold, to fold up (clothes, blanket, etc.)

   Synonym: 개키다 (gaekida)

First attested in the Eonhae duchang jibyo (諺解痘瘡集要 / 언해두창집요), 1608, as Early Modern Korean ᄀᆡ다 (Yale: koy-ta).

개다 • (gaeda) (infinitive 개 or 개어, sequential 개니)

1. (transitive) to mix, to knead