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sulaa.

to melt, thaw (change from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsulɑːˣ/[ˈs̠ulɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to melt, thaw (change from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat)

    intransitive
    Lumet sulavat.
    Jäätelö suli helteessä.
  2. to be digested, digest (undergo digestion, e.g. of food into nutrients)

    intransitive
    Monien mielestä lanttulaatikko sulaa huonosti.
  3. synonym of liueta (“to dissolve”)

    intransitive
  4. to dissolve, disperse, vanish

    figuratively · intransitive
    Hänen ongelmansa sulivat pois.
  5. to melt (soften, as by a warming or kindly influence)

    figuratively · intransitive
  6. to fall apart (lose composure, fall into crisis, e.g. of a sports team suddenly starting to lose in a match)

    figuratively · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *suladak, from Proto-Uralic *sula- (compare Moksha соламс (solams), Eastern Mari шулаш (šulaš), Komi-Permyak сывны (syvny), Southern Khanty тӑтә (tătə), Hungarian olvad).

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