tõmbama

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tëmbait'ak, of Baltic origin. Compare Lithuanian tempti and Latvian tempt. Cognate to Finnish temmata and Votic tõmmõtõ.

Verb

tõmbama (da-infinitive tõmmata)

  1. to pull
  2. (colloquial) to download

Usage notes

The word is very flexible in colloquial use, forming various phrasal verbs, such as läbi tõmbama (to fuck through) and nahhui tõmbama (to fuck off).

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (download): alla laadima

Derived terms

  • tõmme