새다

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛda̠] ~ [sʰe̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [새다/세다]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saeda
McCune–Reischauer?saeda
Yale Romanization?sayta

Verb

새다 • (saeda) (infinitive 새 or 새어, sequential 새니)

  1. (intransitive, of liquid or gas) to leak, to escape
    양동이에 뚫려진 작은 구멍을 통해 물이 샜다.
    Yangdong'i-e ttullyeojin jageun gumeong-eul tonghae mur-i saetda.
    Water leaked through the small hole drilled in the bucket.
  2. (intransitive, of a secret) to leak out, to slip out
    누군가에 의해 비밀이 적에게 새 나가 버렸다.
    Nugun'ga-e uihae bimir-i jeog-ege sae naga beoryeotda.
    Somebody has leaked the secret to the enemy.
  3. (intransitive) to digress
    얘기가 옆길로 샌 것 같다. 본론으로 돌아가자.
    Yaegi-ga yeopgil-lo saen geot gatda. Bollon-euro doragaja.
    I must've gone off on a tangent. Let's get back to the topic.
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)da̠] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [새(ː)다/세(ː)다]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saeda
McCune–Reischauer?saeda
Yale Romanization?sāyta

Verb

새다 • (saeda) (infinitive 새 or 새어, sequential 새니)

  1. (intransitive, of the day) to dawn, to break
    날이 새다 ― nar-i saeda ― for the day to break
    • Korean Bible, Bedeurohuseo (베드로후서 / 베드로後書) (Second Epistle of Peter) 1:19
      […] 날이 새어 샛별이 너희 마음에 떠오르기까지
      … nar-i saeeo saetbyeor-i neohui ma'eum-e tteooreugikkaji
      […] until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts
  2. (intransitive, of night) to pass, to go by
    밤이 새다 ― bam-i saeda ― for night to pass [and day to dawn]
  3. (transitive, proscribed) to stay up
    Synonym: 새우다 (sae'uda)
    밤을 새다 ― bam-eul saeda ― to stay up [all] night
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