kiuas

From Proto-Finnic *kiukasa, an obscured derivation from kivi (“stone”) + kasa (“heap, pile”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiu̯ɑs/, [ˈkiu̯ɑs̠]
• Hyphenation: 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.

• kiukua
• kiukuva

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