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heijastaa.

to reflect (light)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈhei̯jɑstɑːˣ/[ˈhe̞i̯j(ː)ɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to reflect (light)

    transitive
  2. to reflect, mirror, show, express

    figuratively · transitive
    Kieli heijastaa yhteiskunnan arvoja.
  3. to project (on a screen)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Probably derived from heijaista, a dialectal variant of häikäistä; thus equivalent to häikä(i)s- + -taa (through *häigä(i)s-tä- ~ *haiga(i)s-ta-).

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