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helle.

hot weather, swelter

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhelːeˣ/[ˈhe̞lːe̞(ʔ)]

  1. hot weather, swelter

  2. hot weather, swelter weather with a temperature above +25 °C (77 F) (in Finnish weather forecasts)

  3. hot place, heat

    figuratively · rare
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *heldeh (compare Karelian helleh), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian šiltis).

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