lehkama

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Estonian

Etymology

lehk +‎ -ma

Pronunciation

Verb

lehkama (da-infinitive lehata)

  1. (intransitive) to pong, to stink (to excrete and spread unpleasant odours)
    Synonym: haisema
  2. (intransitive) to smell (to refer to something dishonest or unpleasant)
    Synonym: haisema
    Near-synonym: lõhnama
    Asi lehkab kriminaalselt.
    This thing smells criminal.

Conjugation

References

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