Estonian Word of the Day
uks
UKS (ooks) • noun — 12th of May, 2026
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Meaning: door (an opening used for entering or leaving a room, building, or vehicle)
Examples
- Palun sulge uks.
(Please close the door.) - Uks on lahti.
(The door is open.) - Maja ees oli suur puidust uks.
(There was a large wooden door in front of the house.)
Synonyms
- värav
- sissepääs
- ukseava
Used for any physical door of a room, house, or vehicle. Very common in everyday speech. Can appear in compound words and phrases (e.g. describing whether a door is open, closed, or locked). Stress in Estonian falls on the first syllable, so this single-syllable word is pronounced with a strong initial vowel sound.
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