pistää

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (transitive) to poke, thrust
  • (transitive) to stick, prick, stab, puncture; (of insects) to bite, sting
  • (transitive) to inject (administer an injection)
  • (transitive) to put, place, make, leave.
  • (intransitive) to smart
  • (transitive) to give, make
  • (transitive) to fuck

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *pistädäk (place, poke) derived from *pistä-.

Origin

*pistä-

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