Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Calque of French Sésame, ouvre-toi, itself of Arabic افتح يا سمسم.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈseːsɑm ˈɑu̯keneˣ/, [ˈs̠e̞ːs̠ɑ̝m ˈɑ̝u̯k̟e̞ne̞(ʔ)]

Phrase

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seesam aukene

  1. open sesame

Derived terms

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