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piirang

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Estonian

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Etymology

From piirama (“to limit”) +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːrɑnɡ̊/, [ˈpiːrɑŋɡ̊]
  • Rhymes: -iːrɑŋɡ
  • Hyphenation: pii‧rang

Noun

piirang (genitive piirangu, partitive piirangut)

  1. restriction, limitation
    alkoholimüügi piirangud ― restrictions on the sale of alcohol
  2. (obsolete) a circle etc., that surrounds, constrains sth
    • 1975, Nikolai Baturin, “Naasja [The One That Returned]”, in Paul Kuusberg, editor, Looming [Creation], number 11, Tallinn: Perioodika, page 1784:
      See sund ja nelja seina piirang pärast hiljutise mängumaa pillavat avarust ahistas ja kohutas neid nagu metsa ja metsikusega harjunud esmarakkes põtru asulatänav.
      This oppression and the four confining walls after the ample vastness of their recent playground maltreated and dismayed them like a city street does with moose, that are used to the forest and the wilderness.

Declension

More information Declension of (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation), singular ...

Synonyms

  • (restriction, limitation): kitsendus, takistus, vähendus, kahandus, vähendamine, keeld, piiramine, tõke

Compounds

References

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