Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *liikkudak. Cognate with Finnish liikkua.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈliˑkumɑ/, [ˈlʲiˑkˑumɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iˑkumɑ
  • Hyphenation: lii‧ku‧ma

Verb

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liikuma (da-infinitive liikuda)

  1. to move ((once or repeatedly, at all) to change one's position or location, not stand still)
  2. to move ((in some field, passing from hand to hand) to circulate, to be in use; to pass from one state or relation to another)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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