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lilja.

lily (flower, Lilium)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈliljɑ/[ˈliljɑ̝]
  1. lily (flower, Lilium)

  2. fleur-de-lis

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Swedish lilia, from Old Norse lilja, from Medieval Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion), from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ (hlēri) (compare Sahidic Coptic ϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ (hrēre)), from Demotic Egyptian (ḥrry), from Egyptian Hr:r-r:*t-M2 (ḥrrt, “flower”). Compare modern Swedish lilja.

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