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malja.

goblet, cup, chalice (drinking vessel with a foot and stem)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɑljɑ/[ˈmɑ̝ljɑ̝]
  1. goblet, cup, chalice (drinking vessel with a foot and stem)

    Pythagoraan malja
  2. bowl (hemispherical container, particularly a tall bowl)

  3. cup (type of trophy)

  4. cup

    capitalized · plural-normally · usually
  5. cup (that which is to be received or endured)

  6. a serving of (usually) alcoholic drink, especially when drunk for friendship or someone's health; a toast

    juoda jonkun malja
    Haluaisitteko juoda maljani, herra?
  7. ellipsis of kastemalja (“(baptismal) font”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *malja (compare Karelian malja, Ludian mallʹ, Veps mal), possibly borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*mālia-) (compare Old Norse mǽlir).

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