kulua.
to wear (out/thin/down) (e.g. of clothes or parts)
Meaning & usage
to wear (out/thin/down) (e.g. of clothes or parts)
Maali kului parissa kymmenessä vuodessa pois.
to get spent, be spent, go [with illative ‘on’] (of money)
Rahaa kului paljon.
to be/get consumed (of resources, food, etc.); to get eaten (of food)
Kaikki ruoka kului juhlissa.
to go by, pass by, pass off, elapse (of time)
Vuosituhannen vaihde kului ilman katastrofeja.
Aika kuluu nopeasti.
to be hackneyed, to become trite; to become uninteresting by (too) frequent use
Lukija tympääntyy helposti kuluneisiin lauseenparsiin.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *kuludak (compare Estonian kuluma, Livonian ku’llõ), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kule- (compare Erzya каладомс (kaladoms), Northern Khanty [Term?], Northern Mansi [Term?]).
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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.