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kielinen.

being of a language

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkie̯linen/[ˈk̟ie̞̯line̞n]

  1. being of a language

    in-compounds · not-comparable
    Minkä kielinen tuo sanomalehti on?
    Se on ranskankielinen.

  2. -lingual

    in-compounds · not-comparable
    kaksikielinen

  3. -tongued

    in-compounds · not-comparable
    pitkäkielinen

  4. -speaking, -phone (used to form adjectives and nouns that indicate a speaker of a certain language e.g. French-speaking, Francophone)

    in-compounds · not-comparable

  5. -string, -stringed

    in-compounds · not-comparable
    Sitar on monikielinen soitin.
    12-kielinen kitara
Where this word comes from

kieli (“tongue, language, (in an instrument) string”) + -inen

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