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lovi.

notch, cleft (V-shaped cut)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈloʋi/[ˈlo̞ʋi]
  1. notch, cleft (V-shaped cut)

  2. notch (V-shaped cut used for keeping a record)

  3. mortise (hole for a tenon)

  4. hole (that which is missing something, especially after it has been taken out)

    figuratively
    lovi budjetissa
  5. A supernatural place, in some interpretations located between the real world and underworld. Persons, usually shamans, visiting lovi appear to be in a state of trance.

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *lovi (compare Ingrian lovi and dialectal Estonian lõvi (“cleft”)).

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