kaivata

Finnish

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Definitions
  • to long for, yearn for, pine for, miss
  • to want, wish, desire
  • to ask for, look for, ask after
  • to need, lack, miss, require

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *kaibat'ak derived from Proto-Germanic *kawjaną (call, name) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (call, cry, cry out, caw, shout, crow, invoke).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gewH-

Gloss

call, cry, cry out, caw, shout, crow, invoke

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

烏

Emoji
☎️ 📞 🤙

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