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Kauhajoki
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English
Proper noun
en Q5992en town/and/municipality r/South Ostrobothnia c/Finland.
Translations
town
Finnish: fi Kauhajoki
Swedish: sv Kauhajoki n
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
fi kauha joki river. The town was originally a village, which was named after the river passing through it. The river, in turn, was named after the headwater fi Kauhajärvi, which is named after fi kauha ladle, dipper for its shape.
Pronunciation
kauha-joki
Proper noun
fi Kauhajoki Q5992
Declension
external Kauhajoki Kauhajoella
Kauhajo k a sg
Derived terms
fi kauhajokelainen kauhajokinen
Descendants
1 en Kauhajoki
1 sv Kauhajoki
References