sieni

Finnish

Etymology

Cognate with eg. Estonian seen, North Saami cátná (tinder fungus) and Udmurt сеньки (śeńki, tinder). Latvian sēne is a loan from Finnic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈsieni]
  • Rhymes: -ieni
  • Hyphenation: sie‧ni

Noun

sieni

  1. A fungus.
  2. A mushroom.
  3. A sponge or bath sponge, as shorter form of pesusieni.
  4. A sponge (porous material).
  5. (informal) A sponge (heavy drinker).

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