Finnish
Etymology
Kerava and variants like Kärävä can be found more widely in place names in Tavastia and South Savonia as well. It is probably akin to käräjät (dialectal keräjät; for the consonantal variation, compare kataja ~ dialectal katava, pihlaja ~ dialectal pihlava), referring to places that were close to borders and thus to a place that required a public assembly to agree on who should own it. Less likely derived from kero (“throat”) as a reference to a narrow body of water.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkerɑʋɑ/, [ˈk̟e̞rɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -erɑʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ke‧ra‧va
- Hyphenation(key): Ke‧ra‧va
Proper noun
Kerava
- a town and municipality of Uusimaa, Finland
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kerava" is Keravalla.
| Inflection of Kerava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Kerava
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—
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| genitive
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Keravan
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—
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| partitive
|
Keravaa
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—
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| illative
|
Keravaan
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—
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
Kerava
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kerava
|
—
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| gen.
|
Keravan
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| genitive
|
Keravan
|
—
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| partitive
|
Keravaa
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—
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| inessive
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Keravassa
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—
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| elative
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Keravasta
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—
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| illative
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Keravaan
|
—
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| adessive
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Keravalla
|
—
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| ablative
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Keravalta
|
—
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| allative
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Keravalle
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—
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| essive
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Keravana
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—
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| translative
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Keravaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Keravatta
|
—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Keravani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Keravani
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—
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| gen.
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Keravani
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| genitive
|
Keravani
|
—
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| partitive
|
Keravaani
|
—
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| inessive
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Keravassani
|
—
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| elative
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Keravastani
|
—
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| illative
|
Keravaani
|
—
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| adessive
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Keravallani
|
—
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| ablative
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Keravaltani
|
—
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| allative
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Keravalleni
|
—
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| essive
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Keravanani
|
—
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| translative
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Keravakseni
|
—
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| abessive
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Keravattani
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Keravasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Keravasi
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—
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| gen.
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Keravasi
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| genitive
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Keravasi
|
—
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| partitive
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Keravaasi
|
—
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| inessive
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Keravassasi
|
—
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| elative
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Keravastasi
|
—
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| illative
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Keravaasi
|
—
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| adessive
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Keravallasi
|
—
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| ablative
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Keravaltasi
|
—
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| allative
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Keravallesi
|
—
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| essive
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Keravanasi
|
—
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| translative
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Keravaksesi
|
—
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| abessive
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Keravattasi
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Keravamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Keravamme
|
—
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| gen.
|
Keravamme
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| genitive
|
Keravamme
|
—
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| partitive
|
Keravaamme
|
—
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| inessive
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Keravassamme
|
—
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| elative
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Keravastamme
|
—
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| illative
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Keravaamme
|
—
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| adessive
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Keravallamme
|
—
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| ablative
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Keravaltamme
|
—
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| allative
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Keravallemme
|
—
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| essive
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Keravanamme
|
—
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| translative
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Keravaksemme
|
—
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| abessive
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Keravattamme
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Keravanne
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Keravanne
|
—
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| gen.
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Keravanne
|
| genitive
|
Keravanne
|
—
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| partitive
|
Keravaanne
|
—
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| inessive
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Keravassanne
|
—
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| elative
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Keravastanne
|
—
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| illative
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Keravaanne
|
—
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| adessive
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Keravallanne
|
—
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| ablative
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Keravaltanne
|
—
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| allative
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Keravallenne
|
—
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| essive
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Keravananne
|
—
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| translative
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Keravaksenne
|
—
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| abessive
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Keravattanne
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Keravansa
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Keravansa
|
—
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| gen.
|
Keravansa
|
| genitive
|
Keravansa
|
—
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| partitive
|
Keravaansa
|
—
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| inessive
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Keravassaan
Keravassansa
|
—
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| elative
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Keravastaan
Keravastansa
|
—
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| illative
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Keravaansa
|
—
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| adessive
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Keravallaan
Keravallansa
|
—
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| ablative
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Keravaltaan
Keravaltansa
|
—
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| allative
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Keravalleen
Keravallensa
|
—
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| essive
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Keravanaan
Keravanansa
|
—
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| translative
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Keravakseen
Keravaksensa
|
—
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| abessive
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Keravattaan
Keravattansa
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
—
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
Kerava
- Rōmaji transcription of ケラヴァ