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perata.

to gut (eviscerate a fish)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈperɑtɑˣ/[ˈpe̞rɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to gut (eviscerate a fish)

    transitive
  2. to clean, pick (remove useless parts of something, such as cleaning berries or mushrooms etc.)

    transitive
  3. to weed (remove unwanted plants from farmland, a plant nursery, etc.)

    transitive
  4. to clean a body of water by removing rocks, vegetation etc. (in case of rivers or creeks, may also include straightening)

    transitive
  5. to clear (forestland, etc.) into a field, pasture, etc.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *përgat'ak, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *berganą (“to take care of, to keep”), in which case, a doublet with pärjätä. This has been disputed however.

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