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painaa.

to press, push

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpɑi̯nɑːˣ/[ˈpɑ̝i̯nɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to press, push

    transitive
    painaa liipaisinta
    painaa nappia
  2. to imprint by pressing or pushing, impress

    transitive
    painaa jälki
  3. to print (a book)

    transitive
    Painetaanko sitä yhä?
  4. to weigh (have weight)

    intransitive
    Paljonko viljasäkki painaa?
  5. to weigh down, press down, act as ballast

    transitive
    Kymmenen kilometrin vaelluksen jälkeen reppu painoi jo selkää.
  6. to weigh down, cause anxiety or stress

    transitive
    painaa (jonkun) mieltä
    Painaako sinua jokin?
  7. to bang, screw

    slang
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *painadak, from Proto-Uralic *pańa-. * (to print (a book)): Semantic loan from Swedish trycka or German drücken.

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