Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ruskea + -la, likely through use of ruskea (“brown”) as a pre-Christian given name Ruskea as a reference to a brown- or red-haired person.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈruskeɑlɑ/, [ˈrus̠k̟e̞ˌɑ̝lɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
- Syllabification(key): Rus‧ke‧a‧la
Proper noun[edit]
Ruskeala
- A former municipality of Finland within territory ceded due to World War II, now in Russia.
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Lehikoinen, Laila (2018) Antreasta Äyräpäähän: Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet[1] (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISBN, page 32