ryvä

ryvä is a Finnish word that primarily translates to "crowd" or "throng" in English. It describes a large, dense gathering of people or, less commonly, animals. The term often implies a sense of being packed together or a collective movement of individuals.

In everyday Finnish, ryvä can be used in various contexts. For instance, one might refer to a ryvä of shoppers in a busy supermarket, a ryvä of concertgoers at a music festival, or even a ryvä of birds migrating. The word carries a sense of unorganized or spontaneous assembly rather than a formally structured group.

Figuratively, ryvä can also be employed to describe a large number of similar items or ideas clustered together. However, its most common usage remains tied to the physical aggregation of living beings. The word's pronunciation is similar to the English word "riv-vah."