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pihlaja.

rowan, mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpihlɑjɑ/[ˈpiçlɑ̝jɑ̝]

  1. rowan, mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia)

    pihlaja ei kahta taakkaa kanna: marjoja ja lunta

  2. Any tree in the genus Sorbus.

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *pihlaga (compare Estonian pihlakas, Ingrian pihlaja), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pićlä (compare Erzya пизёл (piźol), Eastern Mari пызле (pyzĺe), Komi-Zyrian пелысь (pelyś), Northern Khanty писяр (pisjar)).

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