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henki

[ˈheŋki]

noun

LanguageKarelian

Meaning
  1. breath
  2. soul
  3. The air taken into or let out of the lungs. It can also refer to the spirit or soul of a person.
Examples

Hän veti syvään henkeä.

He took a deep breath.

Pronunciationˈheŋki

Part of speechnoun

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.