kiihtelys

== Finnish == === Etymology === Unknown. Possibly kiehtoa +‎ -(e)lys, although this would result in *kiehtelys, nor is a variant of kiehtoa like *kiihtoa attested either. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkiːhtelys/, [ˈk̟iːçt̪e̞lys̠] Rhymes: -iːhtelys Syllabification(key): kiih‧te‧lys Hyphenation(key): kiih‧te‧lys === Noun === kiihtelys (archaic) Old Finnish unit of amount of squirrel furs; equal to four tikkuris or forty furs. ==== Usage notes ==== Squirrel was earlier an important fur animal, and its furs served also as means of exchange. The original meaning of the Finnish word raha (“money”) is "squirrel skin". ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====