löyly
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Finnish [edit]
(index lö)
Etymology [edit]
- From the same Proto-Finno-Ugric *lewl (“spirit, soul”) as Estonian leil and Hungarian lélek (“soul, ghost”).[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [ˈlʷø̞ylʷy]
Noun [edit]
löyly
- a steam bath in a sauna.
- the steam and the associated heat in a sauna, generated by administering water on the hot stones placed on top of a sauna stove (kiuas).
- the act of taking a steam bath in a sauna.
- Olipas hyvät löylyt!
- Those were some good steam baths!
- Olipas hyvät löylyt!
- (figuratively) heat, pressure, intensity
- lisätä löylyä johonkin.
- to turn up the heat on something.
- lisätä löylyä mainoskampanjaan.
- to turn up the heat on an advertising campaign.
- lisätä löylyä johonkin.
- (obsolete) Spirit.
Declension [edit]
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Declension of löyly (type valo)
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Derived terms [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.