Estonian

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Etymology

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From kaja, see the etymology there. Cognates include Votic, Veps, and Finnish kajata, Ingrian kajahtaa, Livvi kajišta, kaju (echo, noun), Ludian kajahtada, Northern Sami gádjat.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑjɑmɑ/, [ˈkɑ̈jɑ̈mɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑjɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ja‧ma

Verb

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kajama (da-infinitive kajada)

  1. (intransitive) to echo

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Compound verbs

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See also

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References

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  • kajama in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • kajama”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009