The Finnish word for to rub is
hieroa
Translations for to rub and their definitions
| hieroa | |
| 1. v. To massage. | |
| 2. v. To rub. |
| hinkata | |
| 1. v. to rub | |
| 2. v. to polish a turd (to work on a time-consuming and ultimately pointless or impossible task) |
| hangata | |
| 1. v. to rub | |
| 2. v. ~ vastaan: to resist |
| hiertää | |
| 1. v. to abrade, chafe | |
| 2. v. to gnaw at, nag at, bother, gall | |
| Häviö hiertää häntä vieläkin. | |
| The defeat is still bothering him/her. | |
| Asia hiertää maitten välejä. | |
| The issue is gnawing at the relations between the countries. |
| hankaus | |
| 1. rub | |
| 2. friction |
| puunata | |
| 1. v. (dialectal) alternative form of buunata |
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