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vauhti.

speed, velocity, pace (see usage notes)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑu̯hti/[ˈʋɑ̝u̯ht̪i]

  1. speed, velocity, pace (see usage notes)

    kova vauhti
    hypätä kyydistä vauhdissa

  2. momentum

    ottaa vauhtia
    Pyöräilijä joutui kävelemään, kun hänen vauhtinsa ei riittänyt ylittämään mäkeä.

  3. speed (magnitude of the velocity)

  4. speed (slang term for methamphetamine)

    slang
Where this word comes from

Possibly derived from onomatopoeic vauh, a wooshing sound. Related to Karelian vauhti and Votic vauhti.

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