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-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kirkonkirous Finnish
- kiroaminen Finnish
- kiroileminen Finnish
- kiroilija Finnish
- kiroilla Finnish
- kiroilu Finnish
- kiroiluttaa Finnish
- kirosana Finnish
- kirous Finnish
- sana Finnish
- *kirot'ak Proto-Finnic
- *kira- fiu-pro