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: [지키다]
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
    침묵을 지키다 ― chimmug-eul jikida ― to preserve silence

Conjugation

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