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taru.

epic, saga, legend, myth

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɑru/[ˈt̪ɑ̝ru]
  1. epic, saga, legend, myth

  2. fiction (stories using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts; verbal or written account that is not based on actual events)

    Se mitä hän sanoi on tarua.
    Totta vai tarua?
  3. fable, story, tale

Where this word comes from

tar- + -u, probably from the same root as dialectal tarista (“to talk, tell stories”), which is of onomatopoeic origin. Adapted to modern meanings by Finnish postmaster, author and translator Otto Tandefelt in 1836, probably with some inspiration from tarina.

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