kaivata.
to long for, yearn for, pine for, miss
Meaning & usage
to long for, yearn for, pine for, miss
Kaipaan sinua.
Hän kaipasi yksinkertaista elämää.
to want, wish, desire
to ask for, look for, ask after
to need, lack, miss, require
No tätähän tässä kaivattiinkin!
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *kaibait'ak (compare Estonian kaebama, Karelian kaivata, Livonian kaibõ, Võro kaibama), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kawjaną, which is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (“to call, cry out”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.