Estonian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *ohjat'ak, influenced by Finnish ohjata. By surface analysis, ohi +‎ -ma. First attested in 1917 in the first Estonian-Finnish dictionary Virolais-suomalainen sanakirja by Finnish linguist Lauri Kettunen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈohjɑmɑ/, [ˈohjɑ̈mɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ohjɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: oh‧ja‧ma

Verb edit

ohjama (da-infinitive ohjata)

  1. to steer, to lead an animal by the reins
  2. to manage, to direct
    Near-synonym: ohjeldama

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References edit

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