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kihisema

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kihistäk, a sound-symbolic root. Akin to Finnish kihistä.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkihisemɑ/, [ˈkiɦiˌsemɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ihisemɑ
  • Hyphenation: ki‧hi‧se‧ma

Verb

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kihisema (da-infinitive kihiseda)

  1. (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.
  2. (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.
  3. (intransitive, figurative, of emotions) to seethe, boil; to rage
    Synonym: kihama

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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  • (to swarm; to crawl with): kihama
  • (to seethe, boil (of emotions)): kihama

Derived terms

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References

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