끄다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄢᅳ〮다〮 (Yale: pskú-tá).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkeuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkeuda
McCune–Reischauer?kkŭda
Yale Romanization?kkuta

Verb

끄다 (kkeuda) (infinitive , sequential 끄니)

  1. to extinguish; to douse a fire or light; to turn off the electricity
    Antonym: 켜다 (kyeoda)

Conjugation