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väylä

Pronunciation: /ˈʋæy̯læ/

“väylä” is a Finnish word. Its 10 meanings in English:

noun

  1. channel (natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water)
  2. fairway (navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc.)
  3. a navigable passage through a frozen body of water, e.g. as provided by an icebreaker
  4. lane (a course designated for ships or aircraft)
  5. route (course or way which is traveled or passed, especially one that is much used or important, such as a road or railway)
  6. fairway (any tract of land free from obstacles)
  7. fairway (area between the tee and the green)
  8. bus (electrical conductor between multiple components)
  9. means, method, way
  10. big river, especially the Tornio (Väylä) river between Finland and Sweden

Etymology

Probably borrowed from a Sami language, from Proto-Samic *vāvlē.

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