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sulku.

closing, closure, shutting (act of closing or shutting)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsulku/[ˈs̠ulku]
  1. closing, closure, shutting (act of closing or shutting)

  2. block, blockade (something that prevents passing)

    hermeettinen sulku
    tiesulku
  3. blockade (isolation of something)

  4. barrage, concentrated fire for area denial; an area thus denied

  5. synonym of sulje (“bracket, parenthesis”) (graphic symbol)

    hakasulku
    suluissa
  6. lock (segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels)

  7. sluice (artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate)

  8. freeze, halt, block

    palkkasulku
    ydinsulku
  9. fault (abnormal connection in an electric circuit)

    maasulku
    oikosulku
  10. nonproliferation

    ydinsulkusopimus
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *sulku (compare Estonian sulg), equivalent to sulkea (“to close, shut”) + -u.

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