Finnish

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Etymology

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Compound of kuhan (of zander) +‎ keittäjä (cooker). The sound of the bird sounds a bit like kuha (zander) kiehuu (boils).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkuhɑnˌkei̯tːæjæ/, [ˈkuɦɑ̝ŋˌk̟e̞i̯t̪ːæjæ]
  • Rhymes: -eitːæjæ
  • Hyphenation(key): kuhan‧keittä‧jä

Noun

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kuhankeittäjä

  1. golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)

Declension

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Possessive forms of kuhankeittäjä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

Further reading

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