kiuas

From Proto-Finnic *kiukasa, a contracted compound of kivi (“stone”) +‎ kasa (“heap, pile”). Compare Karelian kiukua.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiu̯.ɑs/, [ˈk̟iu̯.ɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -iuɑs
• Syllabification^(key): kiu‧as

kiuas

1. A sauna stove, traditionally a wood-burning stove; more commonly called a "sauna heater", especially when electric. It is covered with stones on which water is thrown in order to produce steam.

   Alternative forms: (dialectal) kiukas, kiukaa, kiukua, kiukuva

• “kiuas”, 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

• Kaisu, iskua, kausi, kiusa, kusia, sukia, uksia