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joukko.

group, cluster, band; crowd (of people) (number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjou̯kːo/[ˈjo̞u̯kːo̞]
  1. group, cluster, band; crowd (of people) (number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one)

  2. force, troop; (in the plural) troops, forces

    YK:n rauhanturvajoukko
  3. a large quantity or amount (of something)

  4. set (collection of objects, or of other sets)

    Varsinaisessa joukko-opissa joukko voi sisältää vain toisia joukkoja.
  5. mass (involving a mass of people or things)

    in-compounds
    On olemassa näyttöä muinaisista joukkotuhoista.
    Talouden romahduksesta seurasi joukkotyöttömyys.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *joukko, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *jaukiją or from older Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (see the Proto-Finnic entry for more).

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