korjata

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *korjat'ak, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *korja-. Cognates include Estonian korjama (to collect, pick), Livonian kuoŗŗõ (to collect, pick) and Votic kõrjõtõ (to cover).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkorjɑtɑˣ/, [ˈko̞rjɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -orjɑtɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kor‧ja‧ta

Verb

korjata (transitive)

  1. to repair, fix, mend, remedy (restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition)
  2. to correct, rectify, revise, amend, remedy, adjust, straighten (improve that which is incorrect or defective)
  3. to grade, alter (trim or tailor)
  4. to gather, collect (amass separate things into a place where they should go)
    Korjaa heti vaatteesi lattialta!
    Gather your clothes from the floor at once!
  5. to clear (a dining table), clear off (dishes from a table)
  6. (agriculture) to reap, harvest
    korjata satoto harvest
    korjata vehnäto harvest (the) wheat
    korjata vehnääto harvest wheat

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *korjat'ak. Cognates include Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) and Estonian korjata.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkorjɑtɑ/, [ˈko̞rjət]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkorjɑtɑ/, [ˈko̞rjɑd̥ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -orjɑt, -orjɑtɑ
  • Hyphenation: kor‧ja‧ta

Verb

korjata

  1. (transitive) to collect
    Miä miun sisarenka määmmä korjaamaa opokkaa.My sister and I are going to gather mushrooms.
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
      Peltoilt jo leipä ono korjattu, se korjattii ku vaa päis valmistuivat jyvät.
      Bread is already collected from the fields, it was collected as soon as the corns ripened in their ears.
    • 2008, Сойкинский Край, number 7, page 9:
      Ivoi ja Pedoi männiit hoomukseel metsää, suuren soon takkaa poolaa korjamaa.
      In the morning Ivoi and Pedoi went to the forest, behind the swamp, to gather cowberries.

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

See also

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 194
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