kanalauma

== Finnish == === Etymology === kana (“chicken”) +‎ lauma (“herd, flock”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑnɑˌlɑu̯mɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝nɑ̝ˌlɑ̝u̯mɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑumɑ Syllabification(key): ka‧na‧lau‧ma Hyphenation(key): kana‧lauma === Noun === kanalauma (derogatory) a group of women, especially a noisy one ==== Usage notes ==== A flock of chickens (birds) are usually called kanaparvi. See also parvi. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “kanalauma”, 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