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Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kustak, from Proto-Uralic *kuńśe-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkustɑˣ/, [ˈkus̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ustɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kus‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): kus‧ta

Verb

kusta (mildly vulgar)

  1. to piss, slash, whizz (to urinate)
    Synonyms: see virtsata
    kusta housuunto piss oneself (literally, “to piss into pants”)
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) to fuck up, botch, make a mess of
    Synonyms: mokata, munata, ryssiä, tyriä
    Kustiinpahan hommat.
    We sure fucked up the job.
Conjugation
More information indicative mood, present tense ...
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkustɑ/, [ˈkus̠tɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ustɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kus‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): kus‧ta

Noun

kusta

  1. partitive singular of kusi

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkustɑ/, [ˈkus̠tɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ustɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kus‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): kus‧ta

Pronoun

kusta

  1. (archaic) elative singular of kuka

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Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay kusta, from Classical Malay kusta, from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊsta/
  • Hyphenation: kus‧ta

Noun

kusta (plural kusta-kusta)

  1. leprosy
    Synonyms: abras, lepra, taiko

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Javanese

Romanization

kusta

  1. romanization of ꦏꦸꦱ꧀ꦠ

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkʰusːta/

Noun

kusta

  1. broom, brush

Inflection

More information Even a-stem, st-stt gradation, Nominative ...

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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