No. 798 in Estonian
kaela
The Estonian word "kaela" means "neck" (in the genitive or partitive case).
In a sentence
Tal oli sall kaelas.
He had a scarf around his neck.
Here, 'kaelas' means 'around one's neck' and indicates the position of the scarf.
Sa ei pea seda vastutust oma kaela võtma.
You do not have to take this responsibility upon your shoulders.
In this phrase, 'kaela võtma' (literally 'to take on one's neck') is an idiomatic expression meaning 'to take on responsibility'.
Ta viskas mulle palli kaela.
He threw the ball onto my neck.
Here, 'kaela' indicates the physical target onto which something (the ball) is thrown.
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