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nuori.

young

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈnuo̯ri/[ˈnuo̞̯ri]

  1. young

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *noori (“young”) (compare Estonian noor), probably from either Proto-Uralic *ńëre (“moist, wet; flexible, pliable”) (compare Northern Sami njuoras, Erzya and Moksha нар (nar, “weed, grass”), Udmurt нюр (ńur, “bog, swamp”), Northern Mansi [script needed] (ńār), Hungarian nyirkos, Tundra Nenets [script needed] (nyer)), or less likely from Proto-Uralic *ńärä (“raw, unripe”) (compare Northern Khanty [script needed] (ńarə), Hungarian nyers). Proto-Samic *nuorë (whence Northern Sami nuorra) is likely borrowed from Finnic.

noun/ˈnuo̯ri/[ˈnuo̞̯ri]

  1. a young person

  2. youth

    in-plural
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *noori (“young”) (compare Estonian noor), probably from either Proto-Uralic *ńëre (“moist, wet; flexible, pliable”) (compare Northern Sami njuoras, Erzya and Moksha нар (nar, “weed, grass”), Udmurt нюр (ńur, “bog, swamp”), Northern Mansi [script needed] (ńār), Hungarian nyirkos, Tundra Nenets [script needed] (nyer)), or less likely from Proto-Uralic *ńärä (“raw, unripe”) (compare Northern Khanty [script needed] (ńarə), Hungarian nyers). Proto-Samic *nuorë (whence Northern Sami nuorra) is likely borrowed from Finnic.

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