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vempata.

to sway, swing, oscillate, especially of something rotating off-center

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʋempɑtɑˣ/[ˈʋe̞mpɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to sway, swing, oscillate, especially of something rotating off-center

    dialectal · informal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Possibly sound-symbolic, although compare obsolete Swedish svemma (“to drift around”) (related to Icelandic sveima).

verb/ˈʋempɑtɑˣ/[ˈʋe̞mpɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to malinger, to get a profile (to get exemption from training for health reasons)

    ambitransitive · dialectal · informal · intransitive · slang
    En tule. Vemppaan tän leirin.
Where this word comes from

vemppa + -ata

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