tähistama

== Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *tähdüstädäk, by surface analysis, täht +‎ -stama. Cognate with Finnish tähystää. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtæhistɑmɑ/, [ˈtæɦisˌtɑmɑ] Rhymes: -æhistɑmɑ Hyphenation: tä‧his‧ta‧ma === Verb === tähistama (da-infinitive tähistada) (transitive, usually atelic) to celebrate, to mark, to commemorate (an event) to mark with, to indicate with tähistamata matmispaigad ― unmarked burial sites to mark, to signify; to represent, to stand for; to refer to; to mean Synonym: tähendama 1918. aasta tähistab uue aja algust Eesti ajaloos. ― 1918 marks the beginning of a new era in Estonian history. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === tähistama in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “tähistama”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009