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Päivän sana - nauraa (to laugh) (sopuli.xyz)
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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nakradak, of unknown ultimate origin. Cognates include Estonian naerma, Karelian nakrua.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑu̯rɑːˣ/, [ˈnɑ̝u̯rɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑurɑː
  • Hyphenation(key): nau‧raa

Verb

nauraa (intransitive)

  1. to laugh [with allative or partitive ‘at’] nauraa katketakseen ― to laugh one's head off, split one's sides
  2. to laugh off [with allative]
    Jos sää on huono, minä vain nauran sille.
    If the weather is bad, I'll just laugh it off.

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