Estonian edit

Etymology edit

rääk- +‎ -ma. The root is either a borrowing from Middle Low German spreken, or the same onomatopoetic one as in rääkuma (to screech).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈræːkimɑ/, [ˈræːkːimɑ]
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Verb edit

rääkima (da-infinitive rääkida)

  1. to speak
    Ta ei räägi eesti keelt.
    He/she doesn't speak Estonian.
  2. to talk
  3. to have a conversation
  4. to discuss

Conjugation edit

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Further reading edit

  • rääkima”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • rääkima”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • rääkima in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)