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Finnish
Etymology
Originally childish; probably related to lelliä. First used in a literary work by Abraham Poppius in 1820. Akin to Ingrian lello, Karelian lilu and Votic lello.
Pronunciation
Noun
lelu
- toy
Declension
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References
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
Yosondúa Mixtec
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish cordero.
Noun
lelu
- lamb
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish sombrero.
Noun
lelu
- hat
References
- Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46) (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 45