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siekailla.

to hesitate, to have scruples

9 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsie̯kɑi̯lːɑˣ/[ˈs̠ie̞̯kɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to hesitate, to have scruples

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Possibly from Swedish seka (“to be slow”) + -illa. The Swedish word is dialectal and related to seckla (“to drool”). Alternatively a Sami borrowing (compare Northern Sami čiehkat (“to hide, conceal”)).

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