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tyly.

rude, harsh, dour, stern

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtyly/[ˈt̪yly]
  1. rude, harsh, dour, stern

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *tülü, equivalent to tyl- + -y; probably from the stem of dialectal tylkeä, with analogous levelling of the weak grade (-lk- > -l-).

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