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kaiho.

hopeless longing, saudade

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑi̯ho/[ˈkɑ̝i̯ɦo̞]
  1. hopeless longing, saudade

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kaiho (“harm, damage, loss”) (compare Estonian kahju, Ingrian kaiho, Livonian ka’j), from Proto-Uralic *kajša-w (“sickness”). Compare Erzya кажо (kažo, “misfortune, disaster”).

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