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teadma

Pronunciation: /ˈteɑ̯d̥mɑ/

“teadma” is an Estonian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to know (to have information, knowledge about something, to be aware of something)
  2. to know (to be acquainted or familiar with)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *teetädäk, probably derived from Proto-Finnic *tee (“road, way”) (modern Estonian tee). In this case the verb seems to have originally meant ’to know the way’. Cognates include Võro tiidmä, Livonian tied, Votic täätä; Finnish tietää, Ingrian tiitää, Livvi tiediä, Ludian tieta, Veps teta. The standard language stem tead- originates from dialects, where the long vowel has…

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