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leikata

Pronunciation: /ˈlei̯kɑtɑˣ/

“leikata” is a Finnish word. Its 17 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to cut (divide with a sharp instrument)
  2. to knife (use a knife to cut, or cut through as if with a knife)
  3. to cut (form or shape by cutting)
  4. to cut, incise (cut in or into with a sharp instrument)
  5. to cut (reduce, especially intentionally)
  6. to mow (cut something down, especially grass or crops)
  7. to trim (reduce slightly, especially, to remove excess)
  8. to operate (perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner)
  9. to sterilize an animal, especially a pet; to fix, spay, neuter
  10. to edit (assemble a film by cutting and splicing raw footage)
  11. to cut (remove and place in memory for later use)
  12. to intersect (cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts)
  13. to shear (deform because of shearing forces)
  14. to clip (perform an illegal check or tackle)
  15. to get it
  16. to adulterate a substance, especially an illicit drug; to cut
  17. to broach (of a boat, to be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lëik'at'ak (compare Estonian lõikama (“to cut”)), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną; see the Proto-Finnic entry for more details.

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