karvata

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrʋɑtɑˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋɑtɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): kar‧va‧ta

karva (“hair”) +‎ -ta, from the expression pelata vastakarvaa (“to forecheck”, literally “to play against the grain”)

karvata (transitive, intransitive)

1. (ice hockey) to forecheck

• “karvata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2024-03-18

karva (“hair”) +‎ -ta

karvata

1. (transitive) to unhair

   Synonym: poistaa karvaa

2. (intransitive, dialectal) to be haired; to become covered in hair

   Synonym: karvoittua

• karvoa

Borrowed from Swedish skarva (“splice”) +‎ -ta.

karvata (intransitive)

1. (dialectal, rare) to splice, extend (combine pieces of wood)

   Synonyms: jatkaa, pidentää, leventää

   Alternative form: skarvata

• “karvata”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN, retrieved 2024-3-18.

• karvaat, ravakat, varkaat