Etymology
helmi (“pearl”) + kuu (“month”); in February the snow melts and freezes again producing at times pearls of ice. Cognate with Estonian helmekuu.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈhelmiˌkuː/, [ˈhe̞lmiˌkuː] Rhymes: -uː Hyphenation(key): helmi‧kuu
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