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mies.

man (adult male human being)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmie̯s/[ˈmie̞̯s̠]
  1. man (adult male human being)

  2. husband (married man)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *mees (compare Estonian mees, Livonian mīez), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *mēgaz (compare Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌲𐍃 (mēgs)).

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