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paahtaa

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Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pahtadak. Related to dialectal pahtaa, Karelian puahtua, Livonian pā’tõ, Ludian puahtada and possibly Erzya пуштамс (puštams).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑːhtɑːˣ/, [ˈpɑ̝ːxt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːhtɑː
  • Syllabification(key): paah‧taa
  • Hyphenation(key): paah‧taa

Verb

paahtaa

  1. (transitive) to roast (cook food by heating in an oven or fire)
  2. (transitive) to toast (lightly cook by browning over fire or in a kitchen appliance)
  3. (transitive) to roast (process by drying through heat exposure)
  4. (transitive) to scorch, singe, parch (burn the surface of something)
  5. (of the sun) to heat (cause an increase in temperature of an object or space)
  6. (informal) to scorch; drive fast for a long period of time, as e.g. on a motorway

Conjugation

More information indicative mood, present tense ...

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