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lupa.

permission

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlupɑ/[ˈlupɑ̝]

  1. permission

    Minulla on lupa olla poissa koulusta tänään.
    Minulla on lupa ampumiseen.

  2. permission leave

    valituslupa

  3. license, permit

  4. clearance (permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *lupa (compare Estonian luba), borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] or earlier Proto-Germanic *lubą (“praise”) (compare Old Norse lof (“praise, permission”), Swedish lov (“permission; praise”)). Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552).

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