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kamala.

horrible, terrible, awful, ghastly

6 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɑmɑlɑ/[ˈkɑ̝mɑ̝lɑ̝]

  1. horrible, terrible, awful, ghastly

    se oli kamalaa

  2. terrible (intensifier)

    colloquial
    se oli kamalan hyvää
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kamala (compare Ingrian kamala, Karelian kamala, Votic kamalõ), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hamalaz. Alternatively, possibly related to Erzya кама- (kama-) in камажа (kamaža, “bad”).

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