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Ullava.

A former municipality in Central Ostrobothnia, Finland; now part of Kokkola.

6 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈulːɑʋɑ/[ˈulːɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
  1. A former municipality in Central Ostrobothnia, Finland; now part of Kokkola.

  2. A village in the municipality of Kokkola.

Where this word comes from

From the name of the nearby lake, possibly a participle *ullava (“flooding”), akin to dialectal ulli (“floodwater”) and of Sami origin (compare Northern Sami ulˈli).

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