kiikuma

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kiikkudak, possibly onomatopoeic. Cognate with Finnish kiikkua and Karelian kiikkuo.

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kiikuma (da-infinitive kiikuda)

  1. (intransitive) to swing, to seesaw
    1. To move back and forth on a swing or a seesaw.
      Kiik on vahend, millel meelelahutuse või mängimise eesmärgil kiigutakse.
      A swing is a device, on which people swing in order to play or entertain themselves.
    2. To waveringly, swayingly move back and forth or up and down.
      Uks kiikus hingedel.
      The door swung on its hinges.
      • 1967, Johannes Semper, Teosed: Novellid ja näidendid, Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, page 17:
        Kahe kadakapõõsa vahel kiigub kastehall ämblikuvõrk.
        A gray cobweb swings between two juniper shrubs.

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