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nukahtaa.

to fall asleep

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈnukɑhtɑːˣ/[ˈnukɑ̝xt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to fall asleep

    intransitive
  2. to sleep briefly, doze

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *nuk'ahtadak (compare Karelian n’ukahtua, Võro nukahtama, Votic nukahtaa (Rajo)), equivalent to nukkua (“to sleep”) + -ahtaa.

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