kiusata

Finnish

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Definitions
  • (transitive) to tease playfully; to pester
  • (transitive) to badger
  • (transitive) to bully, pick on
  • (transitive) to bother, irritate, trouble, nag at, bug, vex
  • (transitive) to tempt

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *kiusat'ak derived from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (choose, taste, chose).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*keusaną

Gloss

choose, taste, chose

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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