Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *korjat'ak, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *korja-.

Cognates include Finnish korjata (to repair; to gather), Livonian kuoŗŗõ (to collect, pick) and Votic kõrjõtõ (to cover).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkorjɑmɑ/, [ˈkorjɑ̈mɑ]

Verb

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korjama (da-infinitive korjata)

  1. to pick, collect

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • korjama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012