avama
Pronunciation: /ˈɑvɑmɑ/
“avama” is an Estonian word. Its 8 meanings in English:
verb
- to open (to move something from a closed, enclosed state to an open state)
- to open (to remove a barrier, an obstacle, to make something passable, to make movement possible)
- to open (to start, switch on or run a device, computer program, etc.)
- to open (to start working, start serving people)
- to launch (to set something in motion, to put into use, to start something)
- to open (to inaugurate an event, give the opening speech)
- to unveil (to make a monument, memorial plaque or the like visible to the public, by removing the cover)
- to open (to start, set up some accounting, in a sports game, in a bank)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *avait'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *aŋa-. Cognate with Finnish avata.
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