piinama

Estonian

Etymology

From piin (torture, noun), see there for further etymology. Compare Finnish piinata.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːnɑmɑ/, [ˈpiːnɑmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iːnɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: pii‧na‧ma

Verb

piinama (da-infinitive piinata)

  1. (transitive) to torture, torment
    1. To cause mental or physical pain and suffering; to harass with something abusing.
      Peavalud piinasid teda pikki aastaid.
      Headaches tormented him for many long years.
      1. To purposefully cause physical pain using torture devices.
        Tuhanded inimesed arreteeriti, enamik neist piinati surnuks.
        Thousands of people were arrested, most of them were tortured to death.

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