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turva.

protection, safety, security (condition or feeling of being safe)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈturʋɑ/[ˈt̪urʋɑ̝]
  1. protection, safety, security (condition or feeling of being safe)

    pimeyden turvin
    Olen turvassa.
  2. security (something that secures)

  3. safety, shelter, refuge (a place where one is safe) (especially in the locative cases)

    Juokse turvaan!
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *turva (compare Estonian turv, Ingrian turva, Karelian turva, Livvi turvu, Veps turvane and Votic turvõ), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *trūwō (compare Swedish tro).

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