meinata

      Finnish

      (index m)

      Etymology

      • Probably from Swedish mena.

      Pronunciation

      • Hyphenation: mei‧na‧ta
      • IPA: /ˈmeinɑtɑ(ʔ)/

      Verb

      meinata

      1. (transitive, colloquial) To mean.
        Mitä tämä meinaa?
        What does this mean?
      2. (transitive, colloquial, + infinitive) To plan to do, intend to do, aim to do; to be going to do, will do.
        Ei meinaa mahtua suuhun.
        It won't fit in my mouth.
      3. (transitive, colloquial, + infinitive) To almost do.
        Oon meinannut hukkua kaksi kertaa.
        I've almost drowned twice.

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      Romanization

      meinata

      1. See 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌰
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