surma

Pronunciation: /ˈsurmɑ/

“surma” is a Finnish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

violent or accidental death (mainly used of humans)
killing, voluntary manslaughter under mitigating circumstances
the personification of sudden death

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *surma, from Proto-Uralic *śurma. Equivalent to surra + -ma (although the original meaning of surra, “to die”, is not found in Finnish). Cognates include Estonian surm, Karelian šurma.

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surkuhupaisa
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