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ihminen.

human, human being (an individual)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈihminen/[ˈiçmine̞n]

  1. human, human being (an individual)

  2. man, Homo sapiens

    Ihminen on kädellinen nisäkäs.

  3. synonym of henkilö (“person”)

Where this word comes from

Haplologically from earlier inhiminen (compare inhimillinen), from Proto-Finnic *inhiminen (compare Estonian inimene, Karelian ihmini), possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *jenše (compare Erzya инже (inže, “guest”)); alternative explanations also exist.

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