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kyy.

common European adder (Vipera berus, the only natural species of viper in Finland)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkyː/[ˈk̟yː]
  1. common European adder (Vipera berus, the only natural species of viper in Finland)

  2. viper (Viperidae)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *küü (compare Estonian küü), possibly from Proto-Uralic *kije (compare Erzya гуй (guj), Moksha куй (kuj), Hungarian kígyó), or alternatively an old clipping for kyykäärme (see the Proto-Finnic entry for more).

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