kihisema
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *kihistäk, a sound-symbolic root. Akin to Finnish kihistä.
Pronunciation
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[edit]kihisema (da-infinitive kihiseda)
- (intransitive) to sizzle, hiss; to bubble
- Klaasides kihiseb šampanja. ― Champagne is bubbling in the glasses.
- Kraavi põhjas oli kihisev muda. ― There was a bubbling layer of mud at the bottom of the ditch.
- Elektripliidil kihises kohvivesi. ― Coffee water was sizzling on the electric stove.
- (intransitive) to swarm, pullulate; to teem, crawl with
- Synonym: kihama
- Kärbseparv kihises solgiaugu kohal. ― Flies were swarming over the sinkhole.
- Rahutu rahvahulk kihiseb nagu sipelgapesa. ― An unruly crowd swarms like an anthill.
- Jõed kihisesid kaladest. ― The rivers were teeming with fish.
- (intransitive, figurative, of emotions) to seethe, boil; to rage
- Synonym: kihama
Conjugation
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- Estonian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Estonian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Estonian sound-symbolic terms
- Estonian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Estonian/ihisemɑ
- Rhymes:Estonian/ihisemɑ/4 syllables
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- Estonian verbs
- Estonian intransitive verbs
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- Estonian elama-type verbs