# polttaa
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *polttadak. Cognates include Estonian põletama, Ludian poltada, Veps poutta, Votic põlõtta, Ter Sami pɨellˈted and Erzya пултамс (pultams). Originally probably a causative derivation of palaa; see the Proto-Finnic entry for more.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpoltːɑːˣ/, [ˈpo̞l̪t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -oltːɑː
* Hyphenation: polt‧taa

### Verb

polttaa
* (transitive) to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire)
    Poltin paperinpalasenI burned a piece of paper.
* (transitive) to burn (to overheat so as to make unusable)
    Pekka poltti vahingossa illallisen pohjaanPekka accidentally burned the dinner.
* (transitive) to burn (to make or produce by the application of fire)
* (transitive) to burn (to injure with heat or chemicals that cause similar injuries)
* (transitive) to burn, sunburn
    En muistanut laittaa aurinkorasvaa ja poltin ihoni.I didn't remember to put on sunscreen yesterday and I burned my skin.
* (transitive) to burn (to consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat)
* (transitive) to distill alcohol
* (computing, transitive) to burn (to write data on a permanent storage device)
    Missä nykyään voi polttaa CD:itä?Where can one burn CDs nowadays?
* (transitive) to burn, waste (to lose money and/or other resources)
    Yritys on polttanut miljoonia sitten huhtikuun.The company has burned millions since April.
* (intransitive) to burn (to feel burning hot)
* (intransitive) to get hot, burn (to come (very) close to the truth or the correct solution; from the children's game of hot and cold)
* (transitive, intransitive) to smoke (to deliberately inhale smoke from cigarettes, other tobacco products or some other substances such as marijuana)
    Synonyms: see tupakoida
    Häiritseekö, jos poltan?Do you mind if I smoke?
    Poltatteko? -Kyllä, poltan sikareita.Do you smoke? -Yes, I smoke cigars.
* (medicine, transitive) to cauterize
* (baseball, pesäpallo, transitive) to put out
* (colloquial, transitive) to inform on someone engaged in an illicit activity

#### Usage notes

The difference between the Finnish verbs palaa and polttaa is that with palaa, the fuel (or whatever is burning) is the subject of the sentence, while with polttaa, the fuel is an object (and who causes it to burn is the subject). Both can be translated as "to burn" into English.

#### Derived terms

* tuhopolttaa
* polttava
* polte
* poltin
* polttaja
* polttama
* polttaminen
* polttamo
* polttiainen
* polttimo
* poltto
* poltattaa
* poltella

#### See also

* palaa (“to burn”)

### Further reading

* “polttaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* plotata

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *polttadak. Cognates include Finnish polttaa and Karelian polttoa.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈpoltːɑː/, [ˈpo̞ɫtːɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈpoltːɑː/, [ˈpo̞ɫtːɑː]
* Rhymes: -oltːɑː
* Hyphenation: polt‧taa

### Verb

polttaa
* (transitive) to burn
* (transitive) to smoke
* (transitive) to strike; hit
* (transitive, of the heart) to ail
    syämestä polttaa ― to ail the heart

#### Derived terms

* poltikas
* poltikkain

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 422