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sula

Pronunciation: /ˈsulɑ/

“sula” is a Finnish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. molten, melted
  2. not covered in ice, not frozen, thawed
  3. sheer, pure, outright, utter

noun

  1. melt, molten material (any molten substance)
  2. smelt (any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of production of metal in a smelting process that involves melting and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sula (compare Estonian sula), a deverbal from sulaa (“to melt”).

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