ahu

Pronunciation: /ˈɑhu/

“ahu” is an Estonian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

a glade (grassy open or cleared space in a forest, especially one that is a result of slash-and-burn cultivation)
dry and high land with a thin layer of soil

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *aho (“a glade”), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *askǭ (“ash, ashes”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂e(H)s- (“to dry, burn”), from *h₂eh₁-.

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