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kulua.

to wear (out/thin/down) (e.g. of clothes or parts)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkuluɑˣ/[ˈkuluɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to wear (out/thin/down) (e.g. of clothes or parts)

    intransitive
    Maali kului parissa kymmenessä vuodessa pois.
  2. to get spent, be spent, go [with illative ‘on’] (of money)

    intransitive
    Rahaa kului paljon.
  3. to be/get consumed (of resources, food, etc.); to get eaten (of food)

    intransitive
    Kaikki ruoka kului juhlissa.
  4. to go by, pass by, pass off, elapse (of time)

    intransitive
    Vuosituhannen vaihde kului ilman katastrofeja.
    Aika kuluu nopeasti.
  5. to be hackneyed, to become trite; to become uninteresting by (too) frequent use

    figuratively · intransitive
    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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