kaudu

Estonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Cognate with Finnish and Ingrian kautta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯d̥u/, [ˈkɑu̯d̥u]
• Rhymes: -ɑudu
• Hyphenation: kau‧du

Adverb

kaudu (not comparable)

1. (dialectal) round

Postposition

kaudu

1. through, via

   Sisenes tagaukse kaudu.

   Entered through the back door.

2. through (with the help of someone or something)

Compounds

• ligikaudu

References

• kaudu in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “kaudu”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009