äratamine
äratamine is an Estonian noun that primarily denotes the act of waking someone from sleep. It is formed with the nominalizing suffix -mine from the verb stem corresponding to äratama, which means to wake or rouse a person. Beyond its literal sense, äratamine is also used metaphorically to describe the awakening of awareness, interest, or social or political sentiment.
In usage, äratamine covers both daytime and nighttime contexts. For example, it can refer to waking a
Semantic range and nuance vary with context. Literally, it implies prompting wakefulness. Figuratively, it can describe
See also: awakening, consciousness, realization. In other languages, direct equivalents may depend on context, ranging from