hiili.
coal (black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains)
Meaning & usage
coal (black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains)
coal (piece of coal)
Laita vähän hiiliä tuleen!
carbon (chemical element)
musta hiili
hiilineutraali
something made of carbon, such as the carbon brushes in electrical machinery, or carbon rods in arc lamps
charcoal, char (impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter)
charcoal (stick of black carbon material used for drawing)
char (any charred substance)
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *hiili, of unknown further origin. * (carbon): Compare German Kohlenstoff (with Kohle (“coal”)).
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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.