pistma

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic *pistä-. Cognates include Finnish pistää, Northern Sami bastit (to be able to) and Eastern Mari пышташ (pyštaš). See also püsima.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈpistmɑ/

Verb

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pistma (da-infinitive pista)

  1. to poke, to thrust, to stab
  2. to place, to put
  3. to push
  4. to smart (only refers to a specific pain in a specific region in the upper stomach, theorised to be a cramp in the abdomen or a build-up of gas in the intestines, often experienced when doing physical activity without proper warm-up)
    Mul pistab.
    My abdomen smarts.

Conjugation

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