kaebama

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaibait'ak. Cognate with Finnish kaivata and Votic kaivõtõ.

Pronunciation

Verb

kaebama (da-infinitive kaevata)

  1. (transitive) to complain (to talk to someone about something bad, unpleasant, worrying)
    Synonym: kurtma
  2. (transitive) to complain about (to say something accusatory about someone, to report a wrongdoing to a higher authority)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with kaevama.

Conjugation

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References

  • kaebama in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • kaebama”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009