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Kallavesi.

The tenth largest lake in Finland.

9 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɑlːɑˌʋesi/[ˈkɑ̝lːɑ̝ˌʋe̞s̠i]
  1. The tenth largest lake in Finland.

  2. A certain smaller lake in Finland.

Where this word comes from

Kalla + vesi. Possibly from a mythologized use of a Sami word for "old man" (Northern Sami gállis), or more likely from kallas (“bank of a body of water”) because of the steep lakeshores. First attested as Kalawesi in 1461.

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