hylje

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From Proto-Finnic *hülgeh (see it for more details). Cognate with Estonian hüljes.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhyljeˣ/, [ˈhylje̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ylje
• Hyphenation^(key): hyl‧je

hylje

1. seal (common language term for smaller pinnipeds; used mainly of earless or true seals but sometimes also covering the eared seals)
2. (zoology) earless seal, true seal (any seal of the family Phocidae)

• (eared seal): korvahylje
• (earless seal): varsinainen hylje

• eväjalkainen (“pinniped”)
• halli (“grey seal”)
• merileijona (“sea lion”)
• mursu (“walrus”)
• norppa (“ringed seal”)

• “hylje”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02