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kalju.

bald, hairless, furless

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɑlju/[ˈkɑ̝lju]
  1. bald, hairless, furless

    kalju mies
    Hiiret syntyvät kaljuina.
Where this word comes from

kalja- + -u, from a root shared with kaljama, perhaps through the sense development "slippery" > "bare (of ice)" > "bare" > "bald".

noun/ˈkɑlju/[ˈkɑ̝lju]
  1. bald person, baldy

  2. bald or hairless spot on the head

Where this word comes from

kalja- + -u, from a root shared with kaljama, perhaps through the sense development "slippery" > "bare (of ice)" > "bare" > "bald".

noun/ˈkɑlju/[ˈkɑ̝lju]
  1. a wooden log (often a debarked one) laid under something for transportation, e.g. laid diagonally while building a log house for transporting logs up from the ground

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kalju, possibly borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?].

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