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hakata.

to hit something repeatedly (as a nail with a hammer or a log with an axe)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈhɑkɑtɑˣ/[ˈhɑ̝kɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to hit something repeatedly (as a nail with a hammer or a log with an axe)

  2. to cut a tree, to fell trees

  3. to chop (to cut apart or into pieces, such as firewood, with an axe or similar tool)

    hakata irti
  4. to beat up (give a beating to)

  5. to beat (to defeat somebody by a considerable margin)

  6. to beat (to be better in something than somebody else)

    Matti hakkaa Pekan matematiikassa.
  7. to beat (to play certain musical instruments, such as drums or piano, with a great fervor)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *hak'at'ak (compare Estonian hakkama, Livonian akkõ, Votic akatõ). Further origin is disputed, with possible links to Uralic (compare Moksha [script needed] (tšakams), Udmurt шуккыны (šukkyny)) and Germanic (compare Swedish hacka, English hack, from Proto-Germanic *hakkōną) words.

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