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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hüüpi-
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
*hüüpi-
- Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
Descendants
- Estonian: hüüp
- Finnish: hyypiä, hyypiö
- Ingrian: hyyppiäs
- Karelian: (Northern) hyypie, (Southern) hyybie
- Livvi: hyybii
- Ludian: hüübij
- Veps: hübj
- Võro: hüüpli
- Votic: üüpiäine, üüppiä
Further reading
- hüüp in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN