끼다

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

Verb

끼다 • (kkida) (infinitive 껴 or 끼어, sequential 끼니) (transitive)

1. to insert, to fasten, to put in; to hold between

   Synonym: 끼우다 (kkiuda)

2. to wear, to put on (glasses, gloves, rings)

   Synonym: 끼우다 (kkiuda)

3. to fold, to cross (arms or hands)
4. (usually in the form 끼고 (kkigo)) to keep close; to go along/alongside

   해변을 낀 도로 ― haebyeon-eul kkin doro ― a road that goes along the seashore

Conjugation

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

끼다 • (kkida) (infinitive 껴 or 끼어, sequential 끼니) (intransitive)

1. (of fog, smoke, etc.) to shroud, to envelop, to permeate
2. (of cloud) to cloud over
3. (of dust, moss, rust, dirt, mould, etc.) to form, to gather

Conjugation

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

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

Verb

끼다 • (kkida) (infinitive 껴 or 끼어, sequential 끼니) (intransitive)

1. Contraction of 끼이다 (kkiida, “to be stuck/caught in/between; to join, to become part of”).

Conjugation