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Punkalaidun
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English
Proper noun
en Q1001932en municipality r/Pirkanmaa c/Finland.
Translations
municipality
Finnish: fi Punkalaidun
Swedish: sv Punkalaidun n, sv Pungalaitio n dated
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
Originally the name of a river, from a compound fi *Punkalaitio, consisting of fi non bunga embankment, hill, elevation gmq-pro *laidō route, way. The latter half has later been folk-etymologically reinterpreted as fi laidun pasture.
Pronunciation
punka-laiDun
Proper noun
fi Punkalaidun Q1001932
Declension
external Punkalaidun Punkalaitumella
sg Punkalai d t u a
Derived terms
fi punkalaitumelainen
References