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ajaa

Pronunciation: /ˈɑjɑːˣ/

“ajaa” is a Finnish word. Its 10 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to drive, ride, travel (in a vehicle), transport (e.g. in a car)
  2. used of several other forms of movement
  3. to drive away, chase, pursue, expel, deport
  4. to drive, herd (herd animals in a particular direction)
  5. to advocate (an idea)
  6. to force (into a certain state)
  7. to operate (a device)
  8. to shave, cut
  9. to use another farming implement that is moved on a farmland: to plow, harrow, mow, etc.
  10. to run, execute (a computer program)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ajadak (compare Estonian ajama), from Proto-Uralic *aja- (compare Northern Sami vuodjit, Udmurt уйыны (ujyny), Eastern Mansi [script needed] (wujt-)). Probably an old borrowing from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- or one of its descendants; see the Proto-Uralic entry for more.

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