upota.
to sink [with illative ‘in’] (descend into liquid)
Meaning & usage
to sink [with illative ‘in’] (descend into liquid)
Laiva uppoaa!
to get stuck, get bogged down
Jalkani upposivat kuraan.
to bite [with illative] (e.g. of a saw)
Saha upposi puuhun.
to go over, strike home, do its work on
Sinun vitsisi eivät oikein uppoa.
Pomon puhe upposi työntekijöihin.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *up'ot'ak, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *uppa (“suffocating”). If so, related to Erzya and Moksha опа (opa, “warm, hot, stuffy, suffocating”).
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