pelgama

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *pelgäit'äk, derived from Proto-Uralic *pele- of identical meaning (whence e.g. Northern Sami ballat and Hungarian fél). Cognate to Finnish pelätä. Possibly a loan from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₁-. Compare Old English fæla (to frighten).

Verb

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pelgama (da-infinitive peljata)

  1. to fear, to dread, to be afraid of

Conjugation

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