lehkama

Estonian

Etymology

lehk +‎ -ma

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlehkɑmɑ/, [ˈlehkɑmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ehkɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: leh‧ka‧ma

Verb

lehkama (da-infinitive lehata)

  1. (intransitive) to pong, to stink (to excrete and spread unpleasant odours)
    Synonym: haisema
  2. (intransitive) to smell (to refer to something dishonest or unpleasant)
    Synonym: haisema
    Near-synonym: lõhnama
    Asi lehkab kriminaalselt.
    This thing smells criminal.

Conjugation

References

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