pelätä

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (transitive) To fear, dread, be afraid of.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *pelgät'äk inherited from Proto-Uralic *pele- (fear).

Origin

Proto-Uralic

*pele-

Gloss

fear

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

恐, 虞, 怖, 畏, 慄

Emoji
😨 😱

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