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palohaava.

burn wound (injury)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑloˌhɑːʋɑ/[ˈpɑ̝lo̞ˌhɑ̝ːʋɑ̝]
  1. burn wound (injury)

Where this word comes from

palo (“fire”) + haava (“wound”). Coined by Johan Henrik Keckman in 1837 for the Finnish translation of Terveyden Opetus-Kirja yhteiselle kansalle by Kaarlo Nordblad.

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