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mutu.

Eurasian common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmutu/[ˈmut̪u]
  1. Eurasian common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)

Where this word comes from

Possibly ultimately from Proto-Finnic *mutti- as a back-formation from a form like *mutukas, *mutukka, although neither is attested in Finnish dialects.

noun/ˈmutu/[ˈmut̪u]
  1. poor reasoning or knowledge based on gut feeling or common beliefs as opposed to actual knowledge

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Syllabic abbreviation of musta tuntuu (“I feel, think, suppose, methinks”), or from German Vermutung (“guess”).

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