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tukkuma

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *nukkudak.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtukːumɑ/, [ˈtukːumɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ukːumɑ
  • Hyphenation: tuk‧ku‧ma

Verb

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tukkuma (da-infinitive tukkuda)

  1. to doze, to slumber
    Kass tukkus aknalaual päikese käes.
    The cat slumbered on the windowsill, in the sun.
  2. (figurative, of inanimate things) to sleep, to rest, to lie dormant
    Kõik on vaikne, tuulgi tukub.
    Everything is quiet, even the wind is lying dormant.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • tukkuma in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “tukkuma”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • “tukkuma”, in [SP] Eesti keele sõnapered [Estonian Word Families] (in Estonian) (online version, continuously updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012–