kiire

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • hurry, haste
  • rush
  • something that causes one to be busy or that occupies one's time
  • (archaic) , now only in the set phrase kiireestä kantapäähän (from top to toe).

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *kiireh.

Origin

Proto-Finnic

*kiireh

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