kantaa.
to carry, bear
Meaning & usage
to carry, bear
to bear, (can) support
Jää kantaa jo auton.
to wear (clothing)
to wield, bear (e.g. a weapon)
to bear (produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops)
to bear, be pregnant (with)
to carry, be carried, reach (e.g. of sound or noise)
Tytön huuto kantoi kauas.
to levy, cess, collect, impose
to bring, act as a plaintiff
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *kantadak (compare Estonian kandma), from Proto-Uralic *kanta- (compare Northern Sami guoddit, Erzya кандомс (kandoms), Eastern Mari кондеш (kondeš), Northern Mansi хӯнт (hūnt), Tundra Nenets ханась (xanasʹ°)). * (to wear (clothing)): Compare Swedish bära (“to bear, carry; to wear (clothing)”). * (to levy, cess (a tax)): Perhaps originally in the sense that those paying the tax would have to 'bear' or 'carry' their in-kind payment of the tax. * (to bring, act as a plaintiff): Perhaps originally in the sense of 'carrying' or 'bearing' an accusation or charge to court.
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