vajuma

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See also: vājuma and vājumā

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *vajot'ak. Cognate with Finnish vajota and Votic vajoota.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑjumɑ/, [ˈvɑ̈jümɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑjumɑ
  • Hyphenation: va‧ju‧ma

Verb

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vajuma (da-infinitive vajuda)

  1. (intransitive) to sink (to move downward, lower)
  2. (intransitive) to fall into (to get into a state or mood)
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to pour into

Conjugation

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References

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