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tuli.

fire (reaction; burning)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtuli/[ˈt̪uli]

  1. fire (reaction; burning)

    olla tulessa
    leikkiä tulella

  2. fire (instance of this chemical reaction)

  3. synonym of nuotio (“campfire”)

  4. fire, gunfire

    tuli seis!

  5. fire (one of the basic elements)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *tuli (compare Estonian tuli), from Proto-Uralic *tule (compare Northern Sami dolla, Moksha тол (tol), Eastern Mari тул (tul), Udmurt тыл (tyl), Tundra Nenets ту (tu)). tuli has previously been typical of Eastern Finnish, whereas Western Finnish dialects usually used valkea.

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