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laskma

Pronunciation: /ˈlɑskmɑ/

“laskma” is an Estonian word. Its 13 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to let, to allow, to permit
  2. to ask, to order, to make (someone do something), to have
  3. to convey a message through an intermediary
  4. to lower, to let down, to sink
  5. to descend, to stoop
  6. to make flow
  7. to urinate, to piss, to pee
  8. to do something continuously
  9. to work with a tool or a machine
  10. to make, play a sound
  11. to move at a quick pace
  12. to fire, to shoot (a firearm)
  13. to shoot (an arrow etc.)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laskëdak, from Proto-Uralic *laćke-/*laśke-. Cognates include Finnish laskea, Livonian laskõ, Votic laskõa, Ingrian laskia, Livvi laskie, Ludian laskeda, and Veps laskta; possibly also Northern Sami luoikat (“to borrow; to lend”) (from Proto-Samic *luojkkëtēk), Erzya ластямс (lasťams, “to saddle”), Moksha ласькомс (laśkoms, “to run”), Udmurt лэзьыны (leźyny), Komi-Zyrian лэдзны…

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