hylje

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *hülgeh (see it for more details). Cognate with Estonian hüljes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhyljeˣ/, [ˈhylje̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ylje Syllabification(key): hyl‧je Hyphenation(key): hyl‧je === Noun === hylje seal (common language term for smaller pinnipeds; used mainly of earless or true seals but sometimes also covering the eared seals) (zoology) earless seal, true seal (any seal of the family Phocidae) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (eared seal): korvahylje (earless seal): varsinainen hylje ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === eväjalkainen (“pinniped”) halli (“grey seal”) merileijona (“sea lion”) mursu (“walrus”) norppa (“ringed seal”) === Further reading === “hylje”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023