kalju

== Estonian == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *kallijo, from Proto-Germanic *hallijǭ. Compare Swedish häll and Old Norse hella. Cognate to Finnish kallio. ==== Noun ==== kalju (genitive kalju, partitive kaljut) cliff, rock ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== kaljutuvi (“rock dove”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== kalju partitive plural of kali == Finnish == === Etymology === kalja- +‎ -u, from a root shared with kaljama, perhaps through the sense development "slippery" > "bare (of ice)" > "bare" > "bald". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑlju/, [ˈkɑ̝lju] Rhymes: -ɑlju Syllabification(key): kal‧ju Hyphenation(key): kal‧ju === Adjective === kalju (comparative kaljumpi, superlative kaljuin) bald, hairless, furless ==== Declension ==== === Noun === kalju bald person, baldy bald or hairless spot on the head ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kalju”, 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