kaupunki

Finnish

Etymology

From Old Norse. Swedish köping is from the same source and the root appears in Finnish kauppa "shop", Swedish köpa "to buy", German kaufen "to buy" and English cheap -- as well as place names like Chipping Norton. Originally from Latin, compare caupo.

Noun

kaupunki

  1. town
  2. city

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