sammua
Pronunciation: /ˈsɑmːuɑˣ/
“sammua” is a Finnish word. Its 10 meanings in English:
verb
- to go out, die (down) (of fire)
- to go out, go off (of light)
- to turn off, shut down, shut off, wind down (of a machine, device, etc.)
- to stall, shut off, flame out (of an engine etc.)
- to be quenched (of thirst)
- to die, fade/melt away, diminish (of feelings, emotions)
- to die, to go extinct (of a language)
- to die out (of traditions, etc.)
- to crash, conk out (to fall asleep)
- to pass out (due to heavy consumption of alcohol)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sampudak (compare Ingrian sammua, Karelian sammuo, Veps sampta). The weak grade -mm- has been levelled to all forms.
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