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pyy

Pronunciation: /ˈpyː/

“pyy” is a Finnish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia, syn. Bonasa bonasia)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *püü (compare Estonian püü, Veps pü), from Proto-Uralic *püŋe (“hazel hen”) (compare Moksha повне (povne), Hungarian fogoly).

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