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maa.

ground, land (surface of the Earth, especially that which is not covered by water)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɑː/[ˈmɑ̝ː]
  1. ground, land (surface of the Earth, especially that which is not covered by water)

    Panin sen maahan.
  2. ground, land (surface of the Earth, especially that which is not covered by water) ground, floor, down (physically lower, no matter the material)

    broadly
    Hän on maassa.
  3. ground, land (surface of the Earth, especially that which is not covered by water) dry ground, port, shore

    in-plural
    olla maissa
    nousta maihin
  4. soil, earth (material)

    tonni maata
  5. country (territory of a nation)

    mennä maahan
    Hän on maassa.
  6. land (area of land, as property or for farming, etc.)

    Omistan maata.
    Nämä ovat Sakkolan isännän maita.
  7. countryside (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area)

    mennä maalle
    Hän on maalla.
  8. suit

    Mikä maa on valttia?
  9. ground, earth (electrical conductor connected to the earth)

    Kytkimien toinen jalka kytketään maahan.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *maa (compare Estonian maa, Karelian mua), from Proto-Uralic *mëxe (compare Komi-Zyrian му (mu), Udmurt му (mu), Northern Mansi ма̄ (mā)). Further also probably cognate with the initial component of Erzya мастор (mastor).

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