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kiuas.

sauna stove, sauna heater; a traditionally wood-burning stove, but now possibly an electrical heater; it is covered with stones on which water is thrown in order to produce steam.

5 characters1 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkiu̯.ɑs/[ˈk̟iu̯.(w)ɑ̝s̠]
  1. sauna stove, sauna heater; a traditionally wood-burning stove, but now possibly an electrical heater; it is covered with stones on which water is thrown in order to produce steam.

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kiukasa, a contracted compound of kivi (“stone”) + kasa (“heap, pile”). Compare Karelian kiukua.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.