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kiusata.

to bully, pick on

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkiu̯sɑtɑˣ/[ˈk̟iu̯s̠ɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to bully, pick on

  2. to bother, irritate, trouble, nag at, bug, vex

  3. to tease (playfully); to pester, badger

  4. to tempt

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kiusat'ak (compare Estonian kiusama, Karelian kiusata, Livonian kiužõ, Votic čiuzõtõ), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (compare Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (kiusan, “to test, to prove”)).

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