Origin uncertain, with no known cognates (Karelianšunta,šuunta,Estoniansuund are borrowed from Finnish); possibly borrowed fromBaltic (compareLithuaniansiuntà fromsių̃sti(“to send”)) orSlavic (compareRussianсуд(sud)).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuːntɑ/,[ˈs̠uːn̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes:-uːntɑ
• Hyphenation^(key):suun‧ta

suunta

1. direction(indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
2. way,hand(direction when indicated by right or left)

   Kumpaansuuntaan tästä käännytään?

   Whichway do we turn here?

3. path(direction of proceeding)
4. (navigation)bearing,magnetic bearing(the direction towards an object or target expressed in terms of horizontal angle between that direction and that of true north)

   Synonym:kompassisuunta

5. (navigation)heading(the direction into which a vessel's bow is pointing or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground; used by some specifically for the former)

   Synonyms:kulkusuunta(of movement),(aviation)lentosuunta(of movement),(nautical)keulasuunta(which way the bow is pointing),(aviation)ohjaussuunta(which way the nose is pointing)

6. lay(direction to which a rope is twisted)
7. (mathematics)sense(direction of a vector)
8. tack(course of action)

• “suunta”, inKielitoimiston 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–, retrieved2023-07-03

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