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kahlata.

to wade, ford (walk through water, snow or something else that impedes progress)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkɑhlɑtɑˣ/[ˈkɑ̝xlɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to wade, ford (walk through water, snow or something else that impedes progress)

    intransitive
  2. to wade, progress with difficulty

    figuratively · intransitive
    Kahlasin läpi kaikki Mattilaa koskevat asiakirjat.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sami, from Proto-Samic *kālētēk, ultimately from Proto-Uralic *kälä- (whence also Erzya келямс (keľams, “to ford”)).

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