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kiva.

nice, pleasant

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkiʋɑ/[ˈk̟iʋɑ̝]

  1. nice, pleasant

    kiva ihminen

  2. fun, neat

    Se oli kivaa!
Where this word comes from

Probably from the same root as kipakka. Originally "fast". The modern sense "nice, pleasant" can be traced back to northern Finnish, whence it spread elsewhere.

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