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linnunrata.

Milky Way (the broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

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noun/ˈlinːunˌrɑtɑ/[ˈlinːunˌrɑ̝t̪ɑ̝]
  1. Milky Way (the broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky)

  2. galaxy

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

linnun (“bird's”, genitive) + rata (“track”), named after the purported path taken by birds to spend their winter in lintukoto in Finnic folklore.

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