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hippu.

nugget (small, compact chunk or clump)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhipːu/[ˈhipːu]
  1. nugget (small, compact chunk or clump)

Where this word comes from

From a root *hip(p)e- shared with hiven, dialectal hive (“sweet snack”) and dialectal hippi (“peak, tip”). SSA argues for a sound-symbolic origin, while NSES connects both with hipiä (and thus indirectly also hius), and Junttila (2024) theorizes about a Baltic origin (compare Lithuanian ši̇̀pti, šiùpti).

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