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ampua.

to shoot, fire (fire a projectile or a weapon that fires a projectile)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɑmpuɑˣ/[ˈɑ̝mpuɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to shoot, fire (fire a projectile or a weapon that fires a projectile)

    transitive
    ampua alas
    Ammuin sinua.
  2. to explode, blast, especially to blast rock

    informal · transitive
  3. to shoot (attempt to score a goal in a ball game)

    informal
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *ampudak, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ampe-. Probably cognate to Erzya аволдамс (avoldams, “to swing”).

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