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pula.

shortage

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpulɑ/[ˈpulɑ̝]
  1. shortage

  2. an economic crisis characterized by shortage of goods and/or means to buy them; a depression, slump

  3. trouble, scrape, pinch, deep water, urgent situation

    olla pulassa
    joutua pulaan
Where this word comes from

Originally an opening in the ice into which a man has fallen or may fall. Probably onomatopoeic imitating the associated sound of water, compare pulahtaa (possibly a back-formation).

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