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liika.

excess, overabundance, glut (the state of being excessive or too much, or that which is excessive or too much)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈliːkɑ/[ˈliːkɑ̝]

  1. excess, overabundance, glut (the state of being excessive or too much, or that which is excessive or too much)

    liikalihava
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *liika (compare Estonian liig, Karelian liika, Veps liig, Votic liikõ), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian lieks), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-. Erzya лия (lija, “other, else”) possibly borrowed from the same root.

adj/ˈliːkɑ/[ˈliːkɑ̝]

  1. excessive, excess, surplus; that is unnecessary or too much

    attributive
    Välillä oli niin kuuma, että oli riisuttava liiat vaatteet.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *liika (compare Estonian liig, Karelian liika, Veps liig, Votic liikõ), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian lieks), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-. Erzya лия (lija, “other, else”) possibly borrowed from the same root.

adv/ˈliːkɑ/[ˈliːkɑ̝]

  1. synonym of liian (“too”) (to an excessive degree; before an adjective)

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *liika (compare Estonian liig, Karelian liika, Veps liig, Votic liikõ), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian lieks), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-. Erzya лия (lija, “other, else”) possibly borrowed from the same root.

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