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sotkea.

to mess up, make a mess of, untidy, disorder

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsotkeɑˣ/[ˈs̠o̞t̪k̟e̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to mess up, make a mess of, untidy, disorder

    transitive
  2. to mess, dirty

    transitive
  3. to mix (stir together)

    transitive
  4. to mix up, to confuse

    transitive
  5. to involve, drag, embroil, entangle

    transitive
    Mitä sinä nyt minua sotket tähän?
  6. to foil, ruin (a plan, etc.)

    transitive
  7. to knead (dough)

    transitive
  8. to trample, stomp

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *sotkëdak. Cognate to Estonian sõtkuma, Ingrian sotkia, Karelian sotkie, Livonian suotkõ, Ludian soťkida, Veps sotkta, Votic sõtkoa and Võro sõkma.

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