FromProto-Finnic*ajadak (compareEstonianajama), fromProto-Uralic*aja- (compareNorthern Samivuodjit,Udmurtуйыны(ujyny),Eastern Mansi[script needed](wujt-)).^[1] Has also been compared withErzyaайгемс(ajgems,“to move (something)”) (which may be derived fromProto-Mordvinic*ajə-).^[2] Probably an old borrowing fromProto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ- or one of its descendants;^[1] see the Proto-Uralic entry for more.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑjɑːˣ/,[ˈɑ̝jɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes:-ɑjɑː
• Syllabification^(key):a‧jaa
• Hyphenation^(key):ajaa

ajaa

1. (transitive) todrive,ride,travel(in a vehicle),transport(e.g. in a car)

   ajaa autoa ―todrive a car

   ajaa polkupyörällä ―toride a bike

   ajaa ylinopeutta ―to speed(drive at a speed faster than the speed limit)

   rekatajavat hiekkaa ―the trucks aretransporting sand

2. used of several other forms of movement

   ajaa kilpaa /ajaa rallia ―torace (rally)

   ajaa yhteen ―tocollide

   ajaa yli ―torun over

   ajaa puuhun ―tocrash onto a tree

   ajaa karille ―torun aground

   tykistöajoi asemiin ―the artillerytook positions

3. (transitive) todrive away,chase,pursue,expel,deport

   ajaa tiehensä /ajaa pois ―tochase away

   ajaa takaa ―to chase, pursue

4. (transitive) todrive,herd(herd animals in a particular direction)

   ajaa karjaa ―todrive cattle

5. (transitive, usuallyatelic) toadvocate(an idea)

   Synonym:kannattaa

   ajaa läpi ―topush through

   ajaa luonnonsuojelun asiaa ―toadvocate the case of nature protection

6. (transitive) toforce(into a certain state)

   Synonyms:saattaa,viedä

   velatajoivat yrityksenkonkurssiin ―the debtsbankrupted the company

7. (transitive) tooperate(a device)

   ajaa moottorisisään ―tobreak in /run in an engine

   Ydinvoimalaajettiin alas huoltoa varten.

   The nuclear power plant wasshut down for maintenance.

8. (transitive) toshave,cut

   Synonym:leikata

   ajaa partansa ―toshave (one's beard)

   ajaa nurmikko ―tocut the grass

9. (transitive, computing) torun,execute(a computer program)

   Synonym:suorittaa

• aitta(potentially)

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004),Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY,→ISBN
• “ajaa”, inKielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–, retrieved2 July 2023

• (Nuuk)IPA^(key): /ajaa/,[a.jəː]

ajaa

1. exclamation ofdismay

• ajaa inKatersat

ajaa

1. alternative spelling ofajja

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “ajaa”, inVadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

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