ahmima

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahmidak (“to wolf down, to eat quickly; to hog, to hoard”), from both *ahma (“glutton; wolverine”), from earlier *ašma, probably from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], and the suffix *idak. Equivalent to ahm +‎ -ma. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Cognate with Finnish ahmia, Ingrian ahmia, Livvi ahmie, and Votic ahmia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑhmimɑ/, [ˈɑhmimɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhmimɑ
  • Hyphenation: ah‧mi‧ma

Verb

ahmima (da-infinitive ahmida)

  1. to grab something greedily or repeatedly; to hog (to greedily take more than one's share)
    Synonyms: haarama, kahmama
    lumekoristusmasinad ahmivad endasse lund ― snow plows grabs up snow
    laps üritas kõiki mängunurga asju endale ahmida ― the child tried to greedily grab all the things in the play corner
  2. to draw in; to inhale deeply
    ahmisin suuga õhku nagu kala kuival ― I drew in air like a dry fish
    mees läitis sigareti ja ahmis mõnuga suitsu ― the man lit a cigarette and inhaled the smoke

Conjugation

References

  • ahmima in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “ahmima”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • “ahmima”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
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