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kuu.

the moon (the Earth's moon)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkuː/[ˈkuː]

  1. the moon (the Earth's moon)

  2. moon, satellite (of a planet)

  3. month (see usage notes)

    Missä kuussa olet syntynyt?
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kuu, from Proto-Uralic *kuŋe. Cognates include Estonian kuu, Erzya ков (kov) and Hungarian hold.

noun/ˈkuː/[ˈkuː]

  1. The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.

  2. The letter Q in the Finnish spelling alphabet.

Where this word comes from

< Latin kū

noun/ˈkuː/[ˈkuː]

  1. animal fat, fat, tallow, especially reindeer fat

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kuu, probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric; see the Proto-Finnic entry for details.

num/ˈkuː/[ˈkuː]

  1. six

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Clipping of kuusi.

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