Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *etelä (“south, southwest”)(compare Estonian edel (“southwest”)). Equivalent of esi- (“front”) + -lä, named so because dwellings tended to be built facing south (as that is where the sun shines from at noon in northern Europe).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈetelæ/, [ˈe̞t̪e̞læ]
- Rhymes: -etelæ
- Hyphenation(key): ete‧lä
Noun
etelä
- south
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