kuorma

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *koorma (compare Estonian koorem, Karelian kuorma, Veps korm, Votic koormõ). Further related to Northern Sami guorbmi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuo̯rmɑ/, [ˈkuo̞̯rmɑ̝] Rhymes: -uormɑ Syllabification(key): kuor‧ma Hyphenation(key): kuor‧ma === Noun === kuorma load, burden, charge (the items or articles being carried or transported by something) Synonyms: kantamus, taakka, lasti (engineering) load, strain, stress (force exerted on something, often structurally) Synonym: kuormitus pysyvä kuorma ― dead load (weight of a structure itself including permanently attached fixtures or equipment) (especially computing) load (volume of work required to be performed) (electricity) load (electrical current or power delivered by a device) (electrical engineering) load (any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit) (figuratively) burden, ballast (cause of worry, anxiety, etc.) Synonyms: rasite, painolasti, riippa, taakka ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kuorma”, 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