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keho.

body (frame of a living human or animal)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkeho/[ˈk̟e̞ɦo̞]
  1. body (frame of a living human or animal)

Where this word comes from

kehä (“ring; frame”) + -o; inspired by Estonian keha (“body”). Coined by Finnish linguist Hannes Teppo in 1945 (or, according to Häkkinen (2004), by professor Niilo Pesonen) in cooperation with Lääketieteen sanastolautakunta (Medical Terminology Board), as a word specifically for an alive body, as the term ruumis could (and still can) refer to an alive or a dead human body.

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