kavahtaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === Proto-Finnic *kava- +‎ -ahtaa (momentane verb) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑʋɑhtɑːˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝ʋɑ̝xt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑʋɑhtɑː Syllabification(key): ka‧vah‧taa Hyphenation(key): ka‧vah‧taa === Verb === kavahtaa (intransitive) to flinch, start, jump (transitive, usually atelic) to beware of (transitive, usually atelic, chiefly in the negative) to (will) stop at (nothing/nobody/none/no ...) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to (will) stop at nothing): kaihtaa (also with a negation verb) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kavahtaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (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