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huivi.

headscarf, scarf (piece of cloth worn over the head)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhui̯ʋi/[ˈhui̯ʋi]
  1. headscarf, scarf (piece of cloth worn over the head)

  2. neckerchief, necker (type of neckwear, consisting of a rolled piece of cloth and often a woggle)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from dialectal Swedish hviv (“women's headwear, bride's veil”) or from earlier Old Swedish hviver.

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