imeskellä
Finnish
pronunciation
Definitions
- (intransitive) to suck (casually, for a while; like e.g. a lollipop)
- (transitive) to (slowly) dissolve a medicine tablet in the mouth instead of biting it or swallowing it whole
Etymology
Affix from Finnish imeä (suck).
Origin
Finnish
imeä
Gloss
suck
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process