tyyni

See also Tyyni

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *tiwä-ni, cognate with Veps ťüuń, Khanty tewən. Compare also syvä (< *tiwä).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tyy‧ni
  • Rhymes: -yːni
  • IPA: [ˈtyːni]

Adjective

tyyni (comparative tyynempi, superlative tyynin)

  1. calm, tranquil; serene

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Noun

tyyni

  1. (nautical, meteorology) A calm, with wind speed at 0.2 m/s or less; Force 0 wind strength on the Beaufort scale.

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