jumalaga

Estonian

Etymology

Abessive singular form of jumal (“god”), from Proto-Finnic *jumala (“god”), possibly borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *diyumna, *dyumā́n, *dyūman- (“shining, divine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjumɑlɑɡ̊ɑ/, [ˈjümɑlɑɡ̊ɑ]

Rhymes: -umɑlɑɡɑ
Hyphenation: ju‧ma‧la‧ga

Interjection

jumalaga

adieu, farewell, goodbye (a wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure)
jumalaga, sõbrad! ― farewell, friends!

ütles kõigile jumalaga ― said goodbye to everyone

Synonyms: hüvasti, prassai

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Noun

jumalaga

abessive singular of jumal

References

jumalaga in Sõnaveeb
jumalaga in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
jumalaga in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN

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