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haastaa.

to challenge

7 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈhɑːstɑːˣ/[ˈhɑ̝ːs̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to challenge

    transitive
  2. to defy, dare

    transitive
  3. to summon

    transitive
  4. to speak, talk

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Probably from Proto-Finnic *hagastadak, derived from unattested *haka (“quarrel, legal matter”) (earlier *šaka), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *sakō. Alternatively, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian žósti (“to say”)). Related to Karelian hoastoa.

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