Etymology
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Possibly of Sami origin, perhaps from Proto-Samic *kuolëjëmë (“fishing”). Perhaps later associated in Finnish with similar-sounding words used to refer to rocky terrain.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈkolimɑ/, [ˈko̞limɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -olimɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ko‧li‧ma
Proper noun
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Kolima
- A lake in Central Finland, Finland.
Declension
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References
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- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
Portuguese
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Proper noun
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Kolima m or f
- Alternative spelling of Kolyma