kaudu

Estonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Cognate with Finnish and Ingrian kautta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯d̥u/, [ˈkɑu̯d̥u]
  • Rhymes: -ɑudu
  • Hyphenation: kau‧du

Adverb

kaudu (not comparable)

  1. (dialectal) round

Postposition

kaudu

  1. through, via
    Sisenes tagaukse kaudu.
    Entered through the back door.
  2. through (with the help of someone or something)

Compounds

References

  • kaudu in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “kaudu”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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