perzekyly

Livvi edit

Etymology edit

perze (“arse, buttocks”) +‎ kyly (“sauna”), where kyly likely symbolizes heat. Compare the similar Finnish selkäsauna, literally "back sauna".

Noun edit

perzekyly (genitive perzekylyn, partitive [please provide])

a beating

References edit

Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “persekyly”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎^[1], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN