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railo

Pronunciation: /ˈrɑi̯lo/

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

noun

  1. crack, crevasse (on ice)

Etymology

raita (“track”) + -o (< *raiδoi < *raitoi); an obscured derivation from raita (“track”). Has dialectal variants like rairo, raivo, raito, which support an older form *raiδo(i); the literary form is from a dialect in which *δ > l.

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