avarii

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian авария (avarija), itself from Italian avaria, from Arabic عَوَارِيَّة (ʕawāriyya, “damaged goods”), from عَوَار (ʕawār, “fault, blemish, defect, flaw”), from عَوِرَ (ʕawira, “to lose an eye”).

Noun

avarii

1. breakdown, crash, accident

   Synonyms: õnnetus, tõrge, rike, häire, kokkupõrge