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sauna.

sauna

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɑu̯nɑ/[ˈs̠ɑ̝u̯nɑ̝]

  1. sauna

    Jos ei viina, terva ja sauna auta, niin tauti on kuolemaksi.

  2. Any bath where sweating is part of the bathing process.

    broadly
    turkkilainen sauna

  3. a very hot place, oven

    figuratively
    Täällä on kuin saunassa.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *sakna (compare southeastern dialectal saakna, sakna, Estonian saun), possibly borrowed from early Proto-Germanic *stakna- (later *stakkaz, whence English stack). Older sense "winter dwelling, a pit dug into snow for temporary shelter", compare Northern Sami suovdnji (“pit dug in snow”).

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