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Karkku.

A former municipality in Finland, merged with Vammala in 1973.

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɑrkːu/[ˈkɑ̝rkːu]
  1. A former municipality in Finland, merged with Vammala in 1973.

Where this word comes from

Possibly from a hypothetical Proto-Norse *karku (from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (“throat”)) in reference to the narrow strait by which the village (after which the municipality is named) is located.

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