koolja

Estonian

Etymology

koolma + -ja

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːljɑ/, [ˈkoːlʲjɑ̈]
  • Rhymes: -oːljɑ
  • Hyphenation: kool‧ja

Noun

koolja (genitive koolja, partitive kooljat)

  1. a dead person, dead man
    • 1921, A. H. Tammsaare, Juudit, Tallinn: Varrak, act 4, page 110:
      Naine, su laps on ju surnud, ta on ammugi surnud, kooljale otsid sa vett.
      Woman, your child's dead, he's long dead, you're looking for water for a dead person.

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References

  • koolja in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), koolja”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
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