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karku.

flight, escape (mostly used in the illative, inessive and elative cases)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑrku/[ˈkɑ̝rku]
  1. flight, escape (mostly used in the illative, inessive and elative cases)

    olla karussa
    juosta karkuun
  2. high or full speed, gallop (mostly used idiomatically in the expression täyttä karkua (“at full speed”))

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *karku. Equivalent to karata (“to escape, run away, flee”) + -u.

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