poronkusema

Compound of poron (“reindeer's”) +‎ kusema (“peed by”); the distance a reindeer could travel without stopping to urinate.

• IPA^(key): /ˈporonˌkusemɑ/, [ˈpo̞ro̞ŋˌkus̠e̞mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -usemɑ
• Syllabification^(key): po‧ron‧ku‧se‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): poron‧kuse‧ma

poronkusema

1. an informal traditional measure of distance, not well defined but perhaps 7.5 kilometers at the most
   • 1998 May 4, Jaakko Tahkolahti, “Poronkusemalle saadaan tieteellisen tarkka mitta”, in Helsingin Sanomat‎^[1], retrieved 18 December 2018:

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     Poronkusema to get a scientifically accurate measurement

   • 2009 January 19, Mauri Nieminen, “Paljonko on poronkusema?”, in Tiede‎^[2], retrieved 18 December 2018:

     Poronkusemaksi määritellään matka, jonka poro kykenee kulkemaan virtsaamatta.

     A poronkusema is defined as the distance that a reindeer can go without having to urinate.

• “poronkusema”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023