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halli.

large building used for sports or exhibitions, e.g. indoor arena, gallery

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɑlːi/[ˈhɑ̝lːi]
  1. large building used for sports or exhibitions, e.g. indoor arena, gallery

  2. large room, e.g. at a railway station, lobby

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Swedish hall.

noun/ˈhɑlːi/[ˈhɑ̝lːi]
  1. grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)

  2. dog, usually grey

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *halli (compare Estonian hall), from Balto-Slavic; compare Latvian salnis, Lithuanian šalnis (“off-white, roan”).

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