kirota

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To curse, swear, damn.
  • (transitive) To curse someone, cast a spell over someone/something, enchant someone (negatively).

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *kirot'ak derived from *kira-.

Origin

*kira-

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