perzekyly

Livvi

Etymology

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

Noun

perzekyly (genitive perzekylyn, partitive [please provide])

1. a beating

References

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