louskuttaa

louskua +‎ -ttaa

• IPA^(key): /ˈlou̯skutːɑːˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ouskutːɑː
• Syllabification^(key): lous‧kut‧taa

louskuttaa

1. (transitive, usually atelic) to clonk (to make abrupt sounds of two hard non-metallic objects coming into contact)

   Synonyms: loksuttaa, luksuttaa

2. (by extension) to produce while making a clonking sound

   Tuo kone louskuttaa yli 1000 peltipurkkia tunnissa.

   That clonking machine produces more than 1,000 tin cans per hour.

   Menenpä louskuttamaan kangaspuita.

   I think I'll go weave with the loom.

3. (by extension) to bark

   Tuo koira vain jaksaa louskuttaa.

   That dog doesn't seem to get tired of barking.

4. (by extension) Synonym of motkottaa (“to grumble, nag, complain”).

   Älä aina louskuta!

   Don't you always complain!

5. ~ leukojaan: to chew the fat, shoot the breeze (to chat idly or generally waste time talking)

   Synonym: jäkättää

• “louskuttaa”, 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 2023-07-03