valjeta

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to whiten, blanch, bleach to become lighter or whiter in color
  • (intransitive) to dawn with the subject aamu, "morning", which is translated into the English impersonal subject it
  • (intransitive) to light up, brighten
  • (intransitive) to dawn, light up, brighten

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *valget'ak affix from Finnish valkea (fire, white, bright).

Origin

Finnish

valkea

Gloss

fire, white, bright

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
☀️ 🌋 🌞 🐉 🐲 🔥 🕯️ 🚒 🧯

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