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kumota

Pronunciation: /ˈkumotɑˣ/

“kumota” is a Finnish word. Its 8 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to turn over, flip over, capsize, overturn, upend
  2. to overthrow, topple (a ruler, a system, etc.)
  3. to repeal, annul, abrogate, rescind (formally revoke the validity of)
  4. to reverse, overturn, overrule (nullify an earlier decision)
  5. to undo (reverse the effects of an action)
  6. to refute, debunk, disprove, falsify (a rumor, claim, etc.)
  7. to cancel out (neutralize the effect of)
  8. to down (to drink, especially beer)

Etymology

kumo- + -ta; from the same root as kumossa (“overturned”), thus the literal meaning is “to turn over, flip over, capsize, overturn, upend”. Compare Veps kumaita. * (to overthrow): Compare the development of kaataa (“to tip over, knock down”) → “to overthrow, bring down”. * (to undo, reverse; to refute; to cancel out): Compare Swedish upphäva (literally “to upheave”).

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