suhu-s

Finnish

Etymology

suhu (“a hushing sound”) +‎ s (“the letter s”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuhuˌæs/, [ˈs̠uɦuˌæs̠]
• IPA^(key): /ˈsuhuˌes/, [ˈs̠uɦuˌe̞s̠] (obsolete)

Noun

suhu-s

1. the voiceless postalveolar sibilant (the sh sound)

Related terms

• š, hattu-s

See also

• suhu-z

Further reading

• “suhu-s”, 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 2023-07-03