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keuhko.

lung (organ for breathing)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkeu̯hko/[ˈk̟e̞u̯hko̞]
  1. lung (organ for breathing)

Where this word comes from

keu- + -hko, most likely a diminutive derivative of the same root as kevyt, keveä (“light”). For the phonetic development, compare köykäinen (the variant kouhko is found in some eastern dialects); for semantic parallels, compare English lights (“lungs”), Russian лёгкое (ljóxkoje, “lung”), Northern Sami geahpis (“lung”). Displaced tävy.

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