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tutkia.

to examine, investigate, research, search (through), explore

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtutkiɑˣ/[ˈt̪ut̪k̟iɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to examine, investigate, research, search (through), explore

    transitive
    Minun täytyy tutkia’ tätä asiaa tarkemmin.
  2. to research (make an investigation into)

    transitive
    CERNissä tutkitaan ydinfysiikkaa.
  3. to study (acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice)

    transitive
    Tutkittuaan potilaan lääkäri päättää tarvittavista hoitotoimenpiteistä.
  4. to study (look at minutely)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *tutka + -ia, from Proto-Uralic *tuďka (“tip, end”), probably originally meaning "to prod, goad". The original root *tutka can more clearly be seen in tutkain; modern Finnish tutka (“radar”) is a more recent back-formation.

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