maa.
ground, land (surface of the Earth, especially that which is not covered by water)
Meaning & usage
ground, land (surface of the Earth, especially that which is not covered by water)
Panin sen maahan.
ground, land (surface of the Earth, especially that which is not covered by water) ground, floor, down (physically lower, no matter the material)
Hän on maassa.
ground, land (surface of the Earth, especially that which is not covered by water) dry ground, port, shore
olla maissa
nousta maihin
soil, earth (material)
tonni maata
country (territory of a nation)
mennä maahan
Hän on maassa.
land (area of land, as property or for farming, etc.)
Omistan maata.
Nämä ovat Sakkolan isännän maita.
countryside (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area)
mennä maalle
Hän on maalla.
suit
Mikä maa on valttia?
ground, earth (electrical conductor connected to the earth)
Kytkimien toinen jalka kytketään maahan.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *maa (compare Estonian maa, Karelian mua), from Proto-Uralic *mëxe (compare Komi-Zyrian му (mu), Udmurt му (mu), Northern Mansi ма̄ (mā)). Further also probably cognate with the initial component of Erzya мастор (mastor).
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