kaataa

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːtɑːˣ/

“kaataa” is a Finnish word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

to knock/tip/turn over, overturn, upset, knock down
to fell, cut/chop down (a tree), to cut (grass, hay)
to fell, kill (a game animal)
to pour (out); tip, spill (cause a liquid or similar fluid to flow in a stream out of a container by tilting it or turning it over, either intentionally or accidentally)
to dump, tip (discharge a load from a container by turning it over or towards a direction)
to overthrow, bring down, depose (bring about the downfall of a ruler or a group of rulers)
to beat, prevail over
to make fall in love with, charm (a person or people)
to capsize (to cause to overturn)
to crash, cause to crash
to drink (alcohol), booze

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaatadak. Compare Karelian kuatua. Semantic development * (to knock over, tip over, overturn): From Proto-Finnic. * (to fell, cut down): From “to knock over, tip over”. * (to pour, tip, dump): Already in Proto-Finnic; when pouring something from an upright container, one will slightly 'tip' (i.e. tilt) it over to pne side. * (to overthrow): From “to knock over, tip over”…

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