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juhla.

party, celebration, carnival, fiesta, jubilee (social gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjuhlɑ/[ˈjuxlɑ̝]

  1. party, celebration, carnival, fiesta, jubilee (social gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing)

    in-plural · often
    Pidän suuret juhlat 21-vuotispäivänäni.

  2. festival, fest (event or community gathering which centers on some theme)

    in-plural
    Savonlinnan oopperajuhlat

  3. feast (very large meal, often of ceremonial nature)

    in-plural · often
    Pidimme juhlat sadonkorjuun kunniaksi.

  4. celebration (act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event)

  5. feast (religious anniversary)

  6. ceremony, occasion, function

  7. holiday

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *juhla (compare dialectal Estonian juhlad), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą. Doublet of joulu.

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