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Päivän sana - pesu (to wash) (sopuli.xyz)
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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pesu. Equivalent to pestä (“to wash”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpesu/, [ˈpe̞s̠u]
  • Rhymes: -esu
  • Hyphenation(key): pe‧su

Noun

pesu

  1. wash, washing
  2. (spatial expressions) laundry
    olla pesussa ― to be in the laundry
    mennä pesuun ― to go in the laundry
    panna pesuun ― to put in the laundry
    joutua pesuun ― to end up in the laundry
    tulla pesusta ― to come from the laundry

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