repiä.
to tear, rip, shred, rend
Meaning & usage
to tear, rip, shred, rend
repiä palasiksi
to tug, yank
Hän repi minua hihasta.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *repidäk. Cognate with Estonian rebima, Ingrian reppiä, Karelian repie, Livvi revitä, Ludian rebitä, Veps rebita, Võro räbimä and Votic reppiä. Also related to Northern Sami rahpat (“to open”) and possibly to riipiä. Possibly of imitative origin, compare to Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp-.
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