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pohtia.

to ponder, consider, reflect, mull over, contemplate, think (over) (think about something deeply)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpohtiɑˣ/[ˈpo̞xt̪iɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to ponder, consider, reflect, mull over, contemplate, think (over) (think about something deeply)

    transitive
    Anna minun pohtia, miten minun pitäisi toimia.
    Tämän kysymyksen pohtiminen voi avartaa mieltäsi.
  2. to winnow (separate grain from husk or chaff with a winnowing basket)

    transitive
    Kun jyviä pohdittiin, niitä heiluteltiin pohtimessa jyvien erottelemiseksi akanoista.
Where this word comes from

pohtaa (“to winnow with a winnowing basket”) + -ia. The sense “to ponder, consider, reflect” was originally a figurative use of the winnowing sense (in the late 19th century, perhaps as a semantic loan from Swedish dryfta), but has become the primary sense in modern language.

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