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karhu.

bear (large omnivorous mammal of the family Ursidae)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑrhu/[ˈkɑ̝rhu]
  1. bear (large omnivorous mammal of the family Ursidae)

  2. brown bear, Ursus arctos

  3. creditor

    informal
  4. creditor taxman

    informal
  5. bear (investor who sells in anticipation of falling prices)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *karhu, probably derived from *karhëda; equivalent to karhea (“rough, coarse”) + -u. Originally a euphemism for *okci (whence oksi, ohto, and otso). Sense 3 is a semantic loan from Swedish björn and sense 4 from English bear.

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