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henki.

breath

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈheŋki/[ˈhe̞ŋk̟i]

  1. breath

    saada henkeä
    Henkesi haisee.

  2. soul life (the state of being alive, as opposed to being dead)

    jäädä henkiin
    Henkesi on vaarassa.

  3. soul person (only when counting, thus with a numeral or interrogative ("how many"))

    neljän hengen hytti

  4. spirit, ghost

    Pyhä Henki
    ajan henki

  5. spirit, ghost genie

    pullon henki

  6. spirit, atmosphere, mood

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *henki (“breath; soul, life force”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.