ahdas

Finnish

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Definitions
  • tight, narrow such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it, fitting too close to the body
  • narrow of little extent
  • (figuratively) narrow, restrictive of limited scope, bigoted
  • cramped overcrowded or congested
  • cramped uncomfortably restricted in size
  • cramped uncomfortably restricted financially

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *ahtas derived from *anśtas root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (narrow, tighten, tied together, constrict).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂enǵʰ-

Gloss

narrow, tighten, tied together, constrict

Concept
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Property

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