ahtaa

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aktadak (“to hang up to dry, to fill a grain-drying cabin”), from Proto-Uralic *ëkta- (“to hang up, to set up a trap”). Cognates include Moksha афтомс (aftoms, “to set a trap, to cast a net”). The meaning has been influenced by ahdas, a Baltic loanword.^[1] Cognate with ahdata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhtɑːˣ/, [ˈɑ̝xt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑhtɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): ah‧taa

Verb

ahtaa (transitive)

1. to cram, stuff, fill, pack full

   ahtaa päähänsä ― to cram (information into one's head)

   Yritin ahtaa kirjat reppuun, mutta jouduin kantamaan ne käsin.

   I tried to cram the books into the bag, but I had to carry them in my hands.

2. to supercharge (to increase the power of an internal combustion engine by compressing the inlet air)
3. to turbocharge (to apply a turbocharger to increase the air pressure in the intake manifold of an engine)
4. to fill (a riihi) with grain to dry
5. (nautical) to brace

References

Further reading

• “ahtaa”, 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 2023-07-02

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aktadak. Cognates include Finnish ahtaa and dialectal Estonian ahtada.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑhtɑː/, [ˈɑhtɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑhtɑː/, [ˈɑhtɑː]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈɑhtɑːk/, [ˈɑhtɑːɡ̊]
• Rhymes: -ɑhtɑː
• Hyphenation: ah‧taa

Verb

ahtaa

1. (transitive) to fill (a riihi) with grain
2. (transitive) to arrange (a fishing net) for drying

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 4
• Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 16