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murha.

murder; first-degree murder (US)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmurhɑ/[ˈmurhɑ̝]
  1. murder; first-degree murder (US)

Where this word comes from

Probably borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛟᚱᚦᚨ (*morþa), from Proto-Germanic *murþą (for *þ > *h, compare huopa), SSA however instead opines that the word may be a back-derivation from murhe, with influence in meaning from the Germanic word. If a loan, doublet of marras.

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