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lauma.

group of (land) animals, herd

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɑu̯mɑ/[ˈlɑ̝u̯mɑ̝]
  1. group of (land) animals, herd

    laumaeläin
  2. group of (land) animals, herd band (of coyotes)

  3. group of (land) animals, herd business (of ferrets)

  4. group of (land) animals, herd colony (of ants)

  5. group of (land) animals, herd crash (of rhinos)

  6. group of (land) animals, herd flange (of baboons)

  7. group of (land) animals, herd flock (of sheep)

  8. group of (land) animals, herd mob (of kangaroos)

  9. group of (land) animals, herd pace (of donkeys)

  10. group of (land) animals, herd pack (of dogs)

  11. group of (land) animals, herd pod (of seals or hippopotami)

  12. group of (land) animals, herd pride (of lions)

  13. group of (land) animals, herd bed (of snakes)

  14. crowd, mob, flock, horde, rout (large uncontrolled group of people)

    En halua kulkea lauman mukana.
  15. swarm (mass of people or animals in turmoil)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *lauma, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz. No cognates in other Finnic languages are known (other than a marginal Livvi borrowing from Finnish).

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