hylje.
seal (common language term for smaller pinnipeds; used mainly of earless or true seals but sometimes also covering the eared seals)
Meaning & usage
seal (common language term for smaller pinnipeds; used mainly of earless or true seals but sometimes also covering the eared seals)
earless seal, true seal (any seal of the family Phocidae)
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *hülgeh (see it for more details). Cognate with Estonian hüljes.
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