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kuristaa.

to strangle, choke, throttle (constrict someone's windpipe so that they cannot breathe)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkuristɑːˣ/[ˈkuris̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to strangle, choke, throttle (constrict someone's windpipe so that they cannot breathe)

    transitive
  2. to choke, throttle (constrict a hole or valve so that it admits less flow)

    transitive
  3. to press tight, squeeze tight

    broadly · transitive · uncommon
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kurgistadak, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kwirkijaną. Alternatively, and less likely, related to kuroa.

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