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Pitjantjatjara
Noun
tjuta
- bloodwood (Eucalyptus opaca)
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þiuta, from Old Norse þjóta, from Proto-Germanic *þeutaną. Cognate with Icelandic þjóta, Norwegian Bokmål tyte, Old English þēotan, Old High German diozan.
Pronunciation
Verb
tjuta (present tjuter, preterite tjöt, supine tjutit, imperative tjut)
- to make a piercing, high-pitched sound; to howl, to screech, to wail, to cry, etc.
stormen tjöt- the storm howled/shrieked/wailed
tvärbromsa så att däcken tjuter- hit the brakes so that the tires screech
Jag tjöt till filmen- I cried my eyes out (wailed, making a similar sound) at the movie
tjuta av skratt- howl with laughter
Usage notes
For a howling wolf, yla is more idiomatic.
Conjugation
Conjugation of tjuta (class 2 strong)
Derived terms
- stortjuta (“cry one's eyes out, cry like a baby”)
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