기다

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 긔〮다〮 (Yale: kúy-tá).

Alternative forms

  • 긔다 (guida)Early Modern

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gida
McCune–Reischauer?kida
Yale Romanization?kita

Verb

기다 • (gida) (infinitive or 기어, sequential 기니)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to crawl, to creep, to grovel
Conjugation

Note: While prescriptively possible, the forms are rarely used in practice. For all forms given as (, etc.) below, note that the common form is 기어 (기었, etc.).

Derived terms
  • 기어가다 (gieogada)
  • 기어나오다 (gieonaoda)
  • 기어들다 (gieodeulda)
  • 기어오르다 (gieooreuda)

Etymology 2

See the main entry.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈki(ː)da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gida
McCune–Reischauer?kida
Yale Romanization?kīta

Verb

기다 • (gida) (infinitive or 기어, sequential 기니)

  1. (transitive) contraction of 기이다 (giida, to hide/conceal a fact from somebody)
Conjugation

Note: While prescriptively possible, the forms are rarely used in practice. For all forms given as (, etc.) below, note that the common form is 기어 (기었, etc.).