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temmata.

to snatch, grab, jerk, pull, tear, yank

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtemːɑtɑˣ/[ˈt̪e̞mːɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to snatch, grab, jerk, pull, tear, yank

    transitive
    Hän tempasi kirveen ja iski sen seinään.
  2. to draw (e.g. a sword)

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *tëmbait'ak (compare Karelian temmata, Ingrian temmata, Votic tõmmõtõ, Estonian tõmbama, Ludian tembaita, Veps tembaita), likely borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian tempt, Lithuanian tempti).

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