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riista.

game (animals that are hunted)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈriːstɑ/[ˈriːs̠tɑ̝]
  1. game (animals that are hunted)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *riista of uncertain meaning. Earlier sense probably "object, wares; corn", perhaps adopted as a noa-name for game. Cognates include Estonian riist (“device, instrument; wooden container”), Ingrian riista (“thing, object”), Karelian riista (“game”), Veps rišt (“long time”) and Votic riissõ (“thing, object”).

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