켜다

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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kçʌ̹da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [켜다]

켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜어, 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)

• 혀다 (hyeoda) (obsolete, dialect)
• 싸다 (ssada) (dialect)
• 쓰다 (sseuda) (dialect)
• 씨다 (ssida) (dialect)
• 쎄다 (sseda) (dialect)
• 캐다 (kaeda) (dialect)
• 헤다 (heda) (dialect)

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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kçʌ̹da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [켜다]

켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜어, 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.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kçʌ̹da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [켜다]

켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜어, 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.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kçʌ̹da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [켜다]

켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜어, 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.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kçʌ̹da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [켜다]

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

1. (transitive) To corrugate
   • 밭골을 켜다

     batgoreul kyeoda

     make furrows

Of native Korean origin.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kçʌ̹da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [켜다]

켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜어, 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.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kçʌ̹da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [켜다]

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

1. (North Korea) To fan