nuija

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *nuija. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnui̯jɑ/, [ˈnui̯j(ː)ɑ̝] Rhymes: -uijɑ Syllabification(key): nui‧ja Hyphenation(key): nui‧ja === Noun === nuija club, cudgel (heavy stick intended for use as a weapon) luolamiehen nuija ― caveman's club mallet (type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material) maul (heavy, long-handled hammer) bludgeon (short, heavy club, which is thicker or loaded at one end) gavel (wooden mallet of the chairman of a meeting) puheenjohtajan nuija ― chairman's gavel (music) synonym of malletti (“mallet; small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments”) (colloquial) fool, idiot, clod Synonyms: ääliö, torvi, pölkkypää, idiootti, hölmö ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== kolkka === Further reading === “nuija”, 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 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === junia, uijan