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veli.

brother (male sibling)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋeli/[ˈʋe̞li]

  1. brother (male sibling)

  2. brother (ally or fellow)

    rare

  3. brother (ally or fellow) Term of address used by World War II veterans among each other.

    rare

  4. bro

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *velji (compare Estonian veli and further also Northern Sami viellja), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *swelijô (compare Old Norse svilar).

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