tjå

Norwegian Nynorsk

verb-3
Definitions
  • to harass, annoy

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse þjá (enslave, constrain) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þewāną (enslave, subject) root from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (run, flow, be fluid, flee).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tekʷ-

Gloss

run, flow, be fluid, flee

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

走

Emoji
🎽 🏃 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 💨

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