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valvoa.

to stay up, stay awake (to remain awake, to not go to bed)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʋɑlʋoɑˣ/[ˈʋɑ̝lʋo̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to stay up, stay awake (to remain awake, to not go to bed)

    intransitive
    valvoa koko yö
    Hän valvoi yli nukkumaanmenoaikansa.
  2. to oversee, supervise, superintend, guide

    transitive
    Kongressin tehtävänä on valvoa liittovaltion varojen käyttöä.
  3. to watch, keep an eye on

    transitive
  4. to enforce (a law, rule, etc.)

    transitive
  5. to supervise, proctor, monitor, invigilate (an examination)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Proto-Finnic *valvadak + -oa (the base verb valvaa is only found in dialects). Cognate to Estonian valvama and Karelian valvuo. Possibly further related to valaa, or borrowed from Proto-Germanic *walwijaną.

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