perata

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (transitive) to gut eviscerate a fish
  • (transitive) to clean, pick remove useless parts of something, such as cleaning berries or mushrooms etc.
  • (transitive) to weed remove unwanted plants from farmland, a plant nursery, etc.
  • (transitive) to clean a body of water by removing rocks, vegetation etc. in case of rivers or creeks, may also include straightening

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *pergat'ak derived from Proto-Germanic *berganą (care for, preserve, keep, protect, save, take care of, shelter).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*berganą

Gloss

care for, preserve, keep, protect, save, take care of, shelter

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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