Kauhajoki

== English == === Proper noun === Kauhajoki A town and municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland. ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === kauha +‎ joki (“river”). The town was originally a village, which was named after the river passing through it. The river, in turn, was named after the headwater Kauhajärvi, which is named after kauha (“ladle, dipper”) for its shape. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯hɑˌjoki/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯ɦɑ̝ˌjo̞k̟i] Rhymes: -oki Syllabification(key): Kau‧ha‧jo‧ki Hyphenation(key): Kauha‧joki === Proper noun === Kauhajoki Kauhajoki (a town and municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland) ==== Declension ==== The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kauhajoki" is Kauhajoella. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Kauhajoki → Swedish: Kauhajoki === References ===