avata

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (transitive) to open
  • (transitive) to unwrap
  • (transitive) to turn on
  • (transitive) to switch on
  • (transitive) to unlock
  • (transitive) to unfasten
  • (transitive) to untie
  • (transitive) to undo
  • (transitive) to unbutton
  • (transitive) to unhook
  • (transitive) to unstrap
  • (transitive) to unbuckle
  • (transitive) to uncork
  • (transitive) to inaugurate
  • (transitive) to establish
  • (transitive) to disenchant
  • (transitive) to disentangle
  • (transitive) to open up about, explain, describe in more detail, clarify

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *avait'ak inherited from *aŋa-.

Origin

*aŋa-

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