kovistaa

Finnish

verb
Definitions
  • to come down harshly on someone for some reason
  • to shake someone up (metaphorically)
  • read the riot act to someone (metaphorically)

Etymology

Affix from Finnish kova (hard).

Origin

Finnish

kova

Gloss

hard

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

Emoji

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