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vastoa.

to whip with a vasta, a birchen bath broom (typically in a sauna)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʋɑstoɑˣ/[ˈʋɑ̝s̠to̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to whip with a vasta, a birchen bath broom (typically in a sauna)

Where this word comes from

From vasta + -oa. Compare Veps vastoida.

verb/ˈʋɑstoɑˣ/[ˈʋɑ̝s̠to̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. synonym of vastata (“to answer”)

    intransitive · poetic
Where this word comes from

Verb from vasta- with a regular Eastern sound change of aa > oa.

adv/ˈʋɑstoɑ/[ˈʋɑ̝s̠to̞ɑ̝]
  1. synonym of vastaan

    dialectal · intransitive · poetic
Where this word comes from

Eastern dialectal partitive singular form of vasta-.

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