väylä
Pronunciation: /ˈʋæy̯læ/
“väylä” is a Finnish word. Its 10 meanings in English:
noun
- channel (natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water)
- fairway (navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc.)
- a navigable passage through a frozen body of water, e.g. as provided by an icebreaker
- lane (a course designated for ships or aircraft)
- route (course or way which is traveled or passed, especially one that is much used or important, such as a road or railway)
- fairway (any tract of land free from obstacles)
- fairway (area between the tee and the green)
- bus (electrical conductor between multiple components)
- means, method, way
- 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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