kirja

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[edit] Finnish

(index ki)

[edit] Etymology

  • Earlier, kirja meant something like "carved mark/decoration"[1] and some derived terms get their meaning from the former sense. The Estonian cognate kiri means "letter (to be sent)".

[edit] Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: kir‧ja
  • IPA: [ˈkirjɑ]

[edit] Noun

kirja

  1. A book.
  2. (archaic) A chapter, e.g. in the Bible.

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[edit] References

  • Notes:
  1. ^ Hakulinen, Lauri, Kaksi käännöslainaa (Two loan translations) in Nykysuomen rakenne ja kehitys 2 (Structure and development of modern Finnish 2), 287—295, Pieksämäki 1984.