kaivaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kaivadak (compare Estonian kaevama), from Proto-Uralic *kajwa- (compare Northern Sami goaivut, Komi-Zyrian койны (kojny, “to pour”), Tundra Nenets сива (syiwa, “shovel”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯ʋɑːˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯ʋɑ̝ː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑiʋɑː Syllabification(key): kai‧vaa Hyphenation(key): kai‧vaa === Verb === kaivaa (transitive) to dig, dig up, dig out, excavate kaivaa ruumis esiin ― to exhume a body (literally, “to dig a body out”) kaivaa nenäänsä ― to pick one's nose (literally, “to dig one's nose”) (figuratively) to dig up, rummage, find ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “kaivaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kaivadak. Cognates include Finnish kaivaa and Estonian kaevata. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯ʋɑː/, [ˈkɑi̯ʋɑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯ʋɑː/, [ˈkɑi̯ʋɑː] Rhymes: -ɑi̯ʋɑː Hyphenation: kai‧vaa === Verb === kaivaa (transitive) to dig up (transitive) to harvest (e.g. potatoes) (intransitive) to dig (intransitive) to gouge (intransitive) to harvest (e.g. potatoes) ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 124