Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pilvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pilwe. Cognate with Estonian pilv, Northern Sami balva, Erzya пель (peľ) and Hungarian felhő.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpilʋi/, [ˈpilʋi]
  • Rhymes: -ilʋi
  • Syllabification(key): pil‧vi
  • Hyphenation(key): pil‧vi

Noun

pilvi

  1. cloud
  2. (computing) cloud
  3. (slang) hashish, marijuana
    polttaa pilveä ― to smoke marijuana
    olla pilvessä ― to be high

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