Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaivo. Equivalent to kaivaa (“to dig”) +‎ -o. Cognate with Estonian kaev.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯ʋo/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯ʋo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑiʋo
  • Syllabification(key): kai‧vo.
  • Hyphenation(key): kai‧vo

Noun

kaivo

  1. well (water source)

lädhe

  • MentalEdge
    3·
    2 months ago

    Oh that is evil.

    Next do it in reverse using kuusi, tuli, kurkku, pala or kieli.

    • nocturne@slrpnk.netOP
      3·
      2 months ago

      From memory: Kuusi: six, spruce, moon, and on fire
      Tuli: fire, maybe bonfire
      Kurkku: tämä on minulle uutta
      Pala: piece, slice
      Kieli: tongue, language

      Do not give them away, over the next few days I will do each of these.

      kiitos ehdotuksista.

      Edit: with Kuusi I was thinking the meemi was kuusi kuusi kuusi - 6 spruces are on fire. It is kuusi palaa.

      • MentalEdge
        2·
        2 months ago

        You can do “kuusi kuuta kuussa”. Which can mean either “six spruces on the moon”, or “six moons in a spruce tree”.

        It would be funny if that lead to a real permutation of 3x3 possible meanings, but the word for six can only be six in that context.