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harkki (“forked or pronged tool, rake, drag”) +‎ -ita; the original meaning was "to drag; search from a body of water by dragging a tool" (naarata in modern Finnish).[1]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑrkitɑˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝rk̟it̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrkitɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): har‧ki‧ta

harkita

  1. (transitive, usually atelic) to deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ponder, think, contemplate

    Harkitsen asiaa.

    I'll think about it.

    Hän harkitsi itsemurhaa.

    S/he considered suicide.
  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN