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kuri.

discipline (enforced compliance or control)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkuri/[ˈkuri]
  1. discipline (enforced compliance or control)

  2. discipline (systematic method of obtaining obedience)

  3. discipline (state of order based on submission to authority)

  4. short for kuritushuone (type of prison sentence)

    abbreviation · alt-of
  5. canyon

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Unclear. A dialectal meaning (Southwestern and Satakunta) "narrow passage" may suggest origin as a parallel formation of kuru (“gorge”), with further semantic development being > "route" > "way" > "habit" > "discipline". Cognate with Ingrian kuri and Karelian kuri (both possibly from Finnish).

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