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elo.

life, living

3 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈelo/[ˈe̞lo̞]
  1. life, living

    poetic
  2. life, liveliness, vitality

  3. ripe grain, crop

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *elo (compare Estonian elu, Karelian elo, Livonian jel, Veps elo, Votic elo), equivalent to elää (“to live”) + -o.

noun/ˈelo/[ˈe̞lo̞]
  1. a large herd of reindeer, often thousands of reindeer

Where this word comes from

From a Sami language (compare Northern Sami eallu), ultimately from Proto-Samic *ealō.

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