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nuija.

club, cudgel (heavy stick intended for use as a weapon)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnui̯jɑ/[ˈnui̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
  1. club, cudgel (heavy stick intended for use as a weapon)

    luolamiehen nuija
  2. mallet (type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material)

  3. maul (heavy, long-handled hammer)

  4. bludgeon (short, heavy club, which is thicker or loaded at one end)

  5. gavel (wooden mallet of the chairman of a meeting)

    puheenjohtajan nuija
    Hän oli sellainen tuomari, joka heiluttaa nuijaa yhdellä kädellä ja ottaa lahjuksia toisella.
  6. synonym of malletti (“mallet; small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments”)

  7. fool, idiot, clod

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *nuija.

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