maalata.
to paint
Meaning & usage
to paint
Maalari maalasi taloa valkoiseksi.
to select, highlight (text, options, icons, etc.)
to call (to tell in advance which shot one is attempting)
to portray, depict, paint (a picture) (sometimes with the object kuva)
Kirja maalaa synkän kuvan tulevaisuudesta.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Old Swedish māla (“to paint”) (compare Swedish måla and German malen). Analyzable as maali (“paint”) + -ata. Compare Karelian mualata.
to score (to make a goal in a ballgame)
Where this word comes from
< maali (“goal”), also by analogy with maalata (etymology 1)
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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.