ahtaa

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • to cram, stuff, fill, pack full
  • to supercharge to increase the power of an internal combustion engine by compressing the inlet air
  • to turbocharge to apply a turbocharger to increase the air pressure in the intake manifold of an engine
  • to fill (a riihi (riihi)) with grain to dry
  • (nautical) to brace

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *aktadak (hang up to dry, fill a grain-drying cabin) inherited from Proto-Uralic *ëkta- (hang up, set up a trap).

Origin

Proto-Uralic

*ëkta-

Gloss

hang up, set up a trap

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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