puhekieltä A sacred, mystical syllable used in prayer and meditation.
1982, (w), Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 800:
In fact it sounded exactly like the voice of Livia, her vanished sister, and, like her, it was intoning the Aum just as she used once to do at the beginning of her yoga sessions.
2001, Hazel Curry, The Guardian, 20 Oct 2001:
Om is pronounced "a-a-o-o-u-u-m-m" and is repeated slowly for as long as possible.
man, person
elm
on (alternative spelling of)
about
around, about
at (a time)
around, over (gloss)
Hij zette de schakelaar om.
He turned the switch over.
over, from an upright to a horizontal position (gloss) puhekieltä in order to
convinced, persuaded
De rechter is om.
The judge has been persuaded.
husband (alternative form of)
around
Bind et rep om halsen hans! (Tie a rope around his neck!)
in (qualifier) (after a period of time)
Jeg kommer om ti minutter. (I shall be there in ten minutes)
Vi snakket nettopp om deg. (We were just talking about you)
during, in (qualifier)
om våren
during the spring, in the springtime
om kvelden
in the evening
whether
De spurte om jeg ville komme. (They asked whether I would come.)
Bind eit reip om halsen på han!
Tie a rope around his neck!
Eg kjem om ti minutt.
I shall be there in ten minutes
in, in (qualifier)
in the spring, in the springtime
Me snakka nettopp om deg.
We were just talking about you
via
Me køyrde til Bergen om Hardanger
We drove to Bergen via Hardanger
man (gloss)
ohm puhekieltä man (gloss) puhekieltä human
(we) might
om merge mâine undeva
we might go somewhere tomorrow
if
en bok om tåg
a book about trains
Vad pratar de om?
What are they talking about?
in, within (qualifier)
om tio minuter
in ten minutes
Han har ett rep om sin hals
He's got a rope around his neck
De flyttade om möblerna
They moved the furniture around
Kocken rörde om i grytan
The chef stirred (moved around) the pan
during, in (qualifier)
during the spring, in the springtime
om kvällarna
in the evenings
a (qualifier)
Han röker fem cigaretter om dagen
He smokes five cigarettes a day
De reser till Finland två gånger om året
They go to Finland twice a year
of
till vänster om kylskåpet
to the left of the refrigerator
norr om staden
north of the city
Ta hand om det!
Take care of it!
(non-gloss definition)
Hon målade om huset.
She repainted the house.
Sara blev tvungen att göra om läxorna.
Sara had to do her homework again.
he (qualifier) puhekieltä it (qualifier)
Slangisanakirja
alan mies: oman alansa hallitseva : Sähä bonjaat noi brenkut, sähän oot alan miehii.
bundis: oma loma (arm.)
fibeli: omena : Onks niit fibeleit enää yhtää?
fiblari: omena
fiblu: omena : Slumppaa fibluja kans, jookos?
fipeli: omena
hiippari: omituinen / kulkuri : Ralestaki on tullu ihme-hiippari.
himaan / (kotiin): omaksi hyväksi (pisteet yms urheilussa) : Kaikki irtopinnat on saatava nyt himaan.
isäntä: omistaja
jokase oma flengi: oma asia
knibeli / fibeli: omena
omaan piikkiin: omaksi syykseen
omppu: omena : Joku hikipinko oli pannu ompun maikan pöydälle.