Häly
Häly is a Finnish noun meaning alarm or alert signal. It denotes the audible or visible signal that prompts a response in emergencies, safety, or security contexts. In everyday language, häly can refer to the act of sounding an alarm as well as the signal itself, though more specific terms such as hälytys are commonly used for an actual alarm event.
The related verb hälyttää means to alert or to sound an alarm, and the noun hälytys indicates
Usage and scope: Häly is primarily used in Finnish. It is not widely attested as a separate
Etymology: The root is linked to Finnic verb forms related to signaling or calling attention. The word