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malo.

crack, fissure, gap

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɑlo/[ˈmɑ̝lo̞]
  1. crack, fissure, gap

    archaic · dialectal
  2. hole, opening, mouth

    archaic
  3. edge, side

    obsolete
  4. shore, coast

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Proto-Finnic *mala + -o, borrowed from Baltic (compare Latvian mala, Lithuanian malá). The original senses are “shore, coast” and “edge, side”. The senses “hole, opening, mouth” and “crack, fissure, gap” are later developments.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.