Etymology

From an onomatopoeicCategory:Estonian onomatopoeias#KRAAPIMA stem +‎ -imaCategory:Estonian terms suffixed with -ima#KRAAPIMA. Related to Finnish raapia, raappia, Votic kraappia, Karelian roapie. Lilely influenced by Middle Low GermanCategory:Estonian terms derived from Middle Low German#KRAAPIMA schrapen. First attested in 1660.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɑːpimɑ/, [ˈkrɑːpːimɑ]Category:Estonian terms with IPA pronunciation#KRAAPIMA
• Rhymes: -ɑːpimɑCategory:Rhymes:Estonian/ɑːpimɑ#KRAAPIMACategory:Rhymes:Estonian/ɑːpimɑ/3 syllables#KRAAPIMA
• Hyphenation: kraa‧pi‧ma

Verb

kraapima (da-infinitive kraapida)Category:Estonian lemmas#KRAAPIMACategory:Estonian verbs#KRAAPIMACategory:Estonian entries with incorrect language header#KRAAPIMACategory:Pages with entries#KRAAPIMACategory:Pages with 1 entry#KRAAPIMA

1. (transitiveCategory:Estonian transitive verbs#KRAAPIMA) to scratch, to scrape, to grate (to repeatedly drag a surface with nails, hands or a sharp, rough object)

References

• kraapima in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “kraapima”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009