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sielu.

soul (spirit or essence of a person or of a thing)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsie̯lu/[ˈs̠ie̞̯lu]
  1. soul (spirit or essence of a person or of a thing)

  2. moving spirit (one who provides significant impetus or guidance in a given venture, movement, enterprise etc.)

    figuratively
  3. core (part of a valve)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Swedish siel, siäl (“soul”) (compare modern Swedish själ, German Seele, English soul), from Old Saxon sēola, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō.

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