# 켜다
## Korean
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [cçʌ̹da̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [켜다]

#### Verb

켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜어, sequential 켜니)
* (transitive) To light an oil lamp or candle; strike a match or lighter
    촛불을 켜다chotbureul kyeodalight a candle
    라이터를 켜다raiteoreul kyeodalight 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.
* (transitive) To turn something on
    형광등을 켜다hyeonggwangdeung'eul kyeodaturn on the fluorescent light
    텔레비전을 켜다tellebijeoneul kyeodaturn on the television
    라디오를 켜다radioreul kyeodaturn on the radio
    녹음기를 켜다nogeumgireul kyeodaturn on the recorder

##### Synonyms

* 키다 (kida) (colloquial variant, very common)

##### Related terms

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

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [cçʌ̹da̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [켜다]

#### Verb

켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜어, sequential 켜니)
* (transitive) To split a wood lengthwise with a saw
    통나무를 켜다tongnamureul kyeodasaw a log
    박을 켜다bageul kyeodacut a gourd in two
    나무를 켜는 전기톱은 소리가 시끄럽다.namureul kyeoneun jeon'gitobeun soriga sikkeureopda.The chainsaw which is cutting a tree is noisy.
* (transitive) To play a stringed instrument
    바이올린을 켜다baiollineul kyeodaplay 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.
* (transitive) To reel silk off cocoons
    고치를 켜다gochireul kyeodaspin thread off a cocoon
* (transitive) To make a taffy white
    엿을 켜다yeoseul kyeodamake a yeot white

##### Related terms

* 썰다 (sseolda) (dialect)
* 써다 (sseoda) (dialect)
* 켜이다 (kyeoida) (passive verb)

### Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [cçʌ̹da̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [켜다]

#### Verb

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

##### Related terms

* 켜이다 (kyeoida) (passive verb)

### Etymology 4

Of native Korean origin.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [cçʌ̹da̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [켜다]

#### Verb

켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜어, sequential 켜니)
* (transitive, with 기지개) To stretch
    기지개를 켜다gijigaereul kyeodastretch
    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.

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 5

Of native Korean origin.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [cçʌ̹da̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [켜다]

#### Verb

켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜어, sequential 켜니)
* (transitive) To corrugate
    밭골을 켜다batgoreul kyeodamake furrows

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 6

Of native Korean origin.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [cçʌ̹da̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [켜다]

#### Verb

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

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 7

Of native Korean origin.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [cçʌ̹da̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [켜다]

#### Verb

켜다 • (kyeoda) (infinitive 켜어, sequential 켜니)
* (North Korea) To fan