죽이다

죽 (juk-, “to die”) + 이 (-i-, causative suffix) + 다 (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms).

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 주기〮다〮 (Yale: cwùkí-tá).

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

죽이다 • (jugida) (infinitive 죽여 or 죽이어, sequential 죽이니) (transitive)

1. to kill, to cause to die

   Synonyms: 살해(殺害)하다 (salhaehada), 없애다 (eopsaeda)

   Antonym: 살리다 (sallida, “to save”)

   • 2005, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, 5th Republic, episode 1, spoken by Cha Ji-chul (Jung Ho-keun):

     각하, 맞습니다. 캄보디아에서도 3백만 명을 죽였다는데 우리가 백만이나 2백만 정도 희생시키는 거야 뭐가 문제가 되겠습니까?

     gakha, mat-seumnida. kambodia-eseo-do 3baengman myeong-eul jugyeotda-neunde uri-ga baengman-ina 2baengman jeongdo huisaengsikineun geo-ya mwo-ga munje-ga doeget-seumnikka?

     Mr. President, you're right. 3 million were killed in Cambodia, so what's the matter if we sacrifice 1 million or 2 million?

2. to extinguish