huonekalu

huone (“room”) +‎ kalu (“physical thing, object, tool”). Coined by Finnish linguist and author Reinhold von Becker in 1821.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuo̯neˣˌkɑlu/, [ˈhuo̞̯ne̞k̚ˌkɑ̝lu]
• Rhymes: -ɑlu
• Syllabification^(key): huo‧ne‧ka‧lu

huonekalu

1. A piece of furniture

   Sinulla on kivat huonekalut.

   You have nice furniture.

   Huoneessa oli vain muutamia huonekaluja.

   There were only a few pieces of furniture in the room.

• "Furniture" is a mass noun in English, and translates as huonekalut into Finnish. Huonekalut, on the other hand, is translated into English either as "pieces of furniture" or "furniture" (see examples above).

• mööpeli (dialectal)

• “huonekalu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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