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juova.

streak (irregular line, e.g. one left from smearing or motion)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjuo̯ʋɑ/[ˈjuo̞̯ʋɑ̝]
  1. streak (irregular line, e.g. one left from smearing or motion)

  2. scan line, line

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *jooma (compare Estonian joom (“wake, trail; stream”), Ingrian jooma (“route, passage”), Livonian jūom (“depression; deep part in a body of water”), Votic joomõ (“waterway”)), possibly derived from *joodak (“to drink”) (whence juoda).

adj/ˈjuo̯ʋɑ/[ˈjuo̞̯ʋɑ̝]
  1. drinking, one who drinks

Where this word comes from

From juoda (“to drink”) through juo + -va, or earlier. Compare juopa.

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