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paikata.

to patch, mend, sew (up) (a shirt, pants/trousers, etc.)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpɑi̯kɑtɑˣ/[ˈpɑ̝i̯kɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to patch, mend, sew (up) (a shirt, pants/trousers, etc.)

    transitive
  2. to fix, repair (a shoe)

    transitive
  3. to put in a filling (on a tooth)

    transitive
  4. to fill gaps (in one's knowledge, etc.)

    figuratively · transitive
  5. to patch up (a relationship, etc.)

    figuratively · transitive
  6. to substitute for, be (somebody's) understudy, take (somebody's) place temporarily (e.g. at work)

    transitive
  7. to roll a spare

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *paik'at'ak, equivalent to paikka (“patch, filling”) + -ta.

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