지키다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 딕ᄒᆞ다 (Yale: tikho-ta).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕikçida̠]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jikida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jikida
McCune–Reischauer?chik'ida
Yale Romanization?ci.khita

Verb

지키다 (jikida) (infinitive 지켜 or 지키어, sequential 지키니) (transitive)

  1. to protect, to defend
  2. to watch over
  3. to keep to, to abide by
    침묵 지키다chimmug-eul jikidato preserve silence

Conjugation

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