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houkuttaa.

to tempt; to draw, attract or allure

9 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈhou̯kutːɑːˣ/[ˈho̞u̯kut̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to tempt; to draw, attract or allure

    transitive
    Sen kiiltävä pinta houkutti minua.
    Hän houkutti minua.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic [Term?] (compare Karelian houkuttoa, Livonian uktõ and dialectal Estonian augutama).

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