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Etymology
perze (“arse, buttocks”) + kyly (“sauna”), where kyly likely symbolizes heat. Compare the similar Finnish selkäsauna, literally "back sauna".
Noun
perzekyly (genitive perzekylyn, partitive )
- a beating
References
- Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “persekyly”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN