켜다

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 혀다 (Yale: hyeta).

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• Phonetic hangul:

켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜, sequential 켜니)

1. (transitive) To light an oil lamp or candle; strike a match or lighter

   촛불을 켜다

   chotbureul kyeoda

   light a candle

   라이터를 켜다

   raiteoreul kyeoda

   light a lighter

   성냥을 켜 담뱃불을 붙였다.

   seongnyang'eul kyeo dambaetbureul bucheotda.

   I struck a match and lit a cigarette.

   등잔불을 켜니 주위가 밝아졌다.

   deungjanbureul kyeoni juwiga balgajeotda.

   The surroundings became bright when the lanterns were lit.

2. (transitive) To turn something on

   형광등을 켜다

   hyeonggwangdeung'eul kyeoda

   turn on the fluorescent light

   텔레비전을 켜다

   tellebijeoneul kyeoda

   turn on the television

   라디오를 켜다

   radioreul kyeoda

   turn on the radio

   녹음기를 켜다

   nogeumgireul kyeoda

   turn on the recorder

• 키다 (kida) (colloquial variant, very common)

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᅘᅧ다 (Yale: hhyeta).

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• Phonetic hangul:

켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜, sequential 켜니)

1. (transitive) To split a wood lengthwise with a saw

   통나무를 켜다

   tongnamureul kyeoda

   saw a log

   박을 켜다

   bageul kyeoda

   cut a gourd in two

   나무를 켜는 전기톱은 소리가 시끄럽다.

   namureul kyeoneun jeon'gitobeun soriga sikkeureopda.

   The chainsaw which is cutting a tree is noisy.

2. (transitive) To play a stringed instrument

   바이올린을 켜다

   baiollineul kyeoda

   play the violin

   그녀가 나를 위해 첼로를 켜면서 노래를 불러 주었다.

   geunyeoga nareul wihae chelloreul kyeomyeonseo noraereul bulleo jueotda.

   She sang the song for me while playing the cello.

   멀리서 해금을 켜는 소리가 난다.

   meolliseo haegeumeul kyeoneun soriga nanda.

   A sound played by the haegeum arises from afar.

3. (transitive) To reel silk off cocoons

   고치를 켜다

   gochireul kyeoda

   spin thread off a cocoon

4. (transitive) To make a taffy white

   엿을 켜다

   yeoseul kyeoda

   make a yeot white

• 썰다 (sseolda) (dialect)
• 써다 (sseoda) (dialect)
• 켜이다 (kyeoida) (passive verb)

Of native Korean origin.

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켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜, sequential 켜니)

1. (transitive) To drink in a gulp

   그는 막걸리 한 사발을 쭉 켠 다음에 논두렁에 앉아서 땀을 닦았다.

   geuneun makgeolli han sabareul jjuk kyeon da'eume nondureong'e anjaseo ttameul dakkatda.

   After he finished off his makgeolli with one large gulp, he sat on the ridge between rice paddies and wiped his sweat.

2. (transitive) To drink water very often due to thirst

   짜게 먹어서 그랬는지 물을 많이 켰다.

   jjage meogeoseo geuraenneunji mureul mani kyeotda.

   Because I ate salty food, I drank lots of water.

• 켜이다 (kyeoida) (passive verb)

Of native Korean origin.

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켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜, sequential 켜니)

1. (transitive, with 기지개) To stretch

   기지개를 켜다

   gijigaereul kyeoda

   stretch

   그는 일어나 기지개를 한 번 켜고 나서 창문을 열었다.

   geuneun ireona gijigaereul han beon kyeogo naseo changmuneul yeoreotda.

   He got up, stretched once and opened the window.

Of native Korean origin.

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켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜, sequential 켜니)

1. (transitive) To corrugate

   밭골을 켜다

   batgoreul kyeoda

   make furrows

Of native Korean origin.

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켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜, sequential 켜니)

1. (transitive) To make a sound using a bird call

   꿩 사냥을 할 때는 으레 우레를 켠다.

   kkwong sanyang'eul hal ttaeneun eure urereul kyeonda.

   I usually use the bird call when hunting.

Of native Korean origin.

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켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜, sequential 켜니)

1. (North Korea) To fan