pyhä

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • holy, sacred
  • (in compounds) Sunday, dominical, Sunday-go-to-meeting, holy etc.
  • taboo, border

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *pühä inherited from *pišä.

Origin

*pišä

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