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ahtaa.

to cram, stuff, fill, pack full

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɑhtɑːˣ/[ˈɑ̝xt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to cram, stuff, fill, pack full

    transitive
    ahtaa päähänsä
    Yritin ahtaa kirjat reppuun, mutta jouduin kantamaan ne käsin.
  2. to supercharge (to increase the power of an internal combustion engine by compressing the inlet air)

    transitive
  3. to turbocharge (to apply a turbocharger to increase the air pressure in the intake manifold of an engine)

    transitive
  4. to fill (a riihi) with grain to dry

    transitive
  5. to brace

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *aktadak (“to hang up to dry, to fill a grain-drying cabin”), from Proto-Uralic *ëkta- (“to hang up, to set up a trap”) (compare Moksha афтомс (aftoms, “to set a trap, to cast a net”), Northern Khanty ихәт (ihət, “to hang up (to dry, etc.)”), Tundra Nenets ӈыдась (ŋidasʹ°, “to hang up”)). The meaning has been influenced by ahdas, a Baltic loanword.

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