suhu-s

Finnish

Etymology

suhu (“a hushing sound”) +‎ s (“the letter s”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsuhuˌæs/, [ˈs̠uɦuˌæs̠]
IPA^(key): /ˈsuhuˌes/, [ˈs̠uɦuˌe̞s̠] (obsolete)

Noun

suhu-s

the voiceless postalveolar sibilant (the sh sound)

Related terms

š, hattu-s

See also

suhu-z

Further reading

“suhu-s”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

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