끼다
Meanings
Verb
1. to insert, to fasten, to put in; to hold between (transitive)
2. to fold, to cross (arms or hands) (transitive)
3. to keep close; to go along/alongside (usually in the form 끼고 (kkigo), transitive)
4. to wear, to put on (glasses, gloves, rings) (intransitive, transitive)
5. to shroud, to envelop, to permeate (of fog, smoke, etc., intransitive, transitive)
6. to cloud over (of cloud, intransitive, transitive)
7. to form, to gather (of dust, moss, rust, dirt, mould, etc., intransitive, transitive)
8. contraction of 끼이다 (kkiida, “to be stuck/caught in/between; to join, to become part of”) (intransitive, transitive)
Pronunciation
kkida
Examples18
해변을 낀 도로
a road that goes along the seashore
끼어 들어서 죄송합니다.
I'm sorry for interrupting.
마가 끼다/들다
to be possessed/bedeviled
오늘 하늘은 구름이 꼈다.
The sky is cloudy today.
이빨에 뭔가 끼어있어.
You've got something in your teeth.
반지를 끼다
to put on/wear a ring