vajota

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *vajot'ak (compare Estonian vajuma, Ingrian vajota, Karelian vajota, Livonian va’jjõ, Veps vajuda and Votic vajoota (Mati)), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waja- (compare Northern Sami vuodjut, Erzya and Moksha ваямс (vajäms), Udmurt выйыны (vyjyny), Northern Mansi [script needed] (uj-) and Hungarian vejsze). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑjotɑˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝jo̞t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑjotɑ Syllabification(key): va‧jo‧ta Hyphenation(key): va‧jo‧ta === Verb === vajota (intransitive) to sink [with illative ‘in’] (something heavier than water) (intransitive) to settle, subside (sink gradually to a lower level, e.g. of ground beneath a building) (intransitive, aviation) to descend, sink ==== Usage notes ==== vajota is used more often for substances that are heavier than water, such as quicksand. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== vaja vajaa === Further reading === “vajota”, 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 4 July 2023 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *vajot'ak. Cognates include Finnish vajota and Estonian vajuda. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑjotɑ/, [ˈʋɑjo̞ˑt] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑjotɑ/, [ˈʋɑjo̞ˑd̥ɑ] Rhymes: -ɑjot, -ɑjotɑ Hyphenation: va‧jo‧ta === Verb === vajota (intransitive) to sink (in e.g. a swamp) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== upota (“to sink in water”) === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 632