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mieli.

mind, reason (capability for rational thought)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmie̯li/[ˈmie̞̯li]
  1. mind, reason (capability for rational thought)

    mielikuva
    olla mielessä
  2. mind (ability to be aware of, remember, and focus on things)

  3. mood (mental or emotional state)

    hyvä mieli
    paha mieli
  4. mind (desire, inclination)

    tehdä mieli
  5. one's attention, mind

  6. mind

  7. sense, meaning, significance, regard (chiefly in the inessive singular)

    siinä mielessä
  8. mind, view, opinion (in general usage, largely supplanted by mielipide [coined in 1847], but still in use in certain expressions)

    minun mielestäni
  9. favorite

    in-compounds
    mieliruoka
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *meeli, from Proto-Finno-Permic *mäle. Cognates include Estonian meel, Northern Sami miella, Erzya мeль (meľ), Moksha мяль (mäľ) and Komi-Zyrian мыл (myl).

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