Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finno-Ugric [Term?]. Compare Votic öötšütellä (hiccup, burp) (Mati), Finnish yökätä, Livvi üökkiä. Cognates might also include Eastern Mari ӱгынчаш (ügynčaš, hiccup), Udmurt вукпотыны (vukpotyny, nauseate, make someone puke), Komi-Zyrian вӧк (vök, disgust, nastiness, noun) and Hungarian öklendezik (barf, burp).

Possibly onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈøːkimɑ/, [ˈøːkːimɑ]
  • Rhymes: -øːkimɑ
  • Hyphenation: öö‧ki‧ma

Verb

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öökima (da-infinitive öökida)

  1. (intransitive) to barf, retch, keck, vomit, throw up
    Isegi vee nägemine ajas mind öökima.
    Even seeing water made me want to throw up.

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