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ahven.

perch (any fish in the genus Perca)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑhʋen/[ˈɑ̝xʋe̞n]

  1. perch (any fish in the genus Perca)

  2. perch (any fish in the genus Perca) European perch, Perca fluviatilis

    specifically

  3. Percidae (taxonomic family in the order Perciformes)

    in-plural

  4. perciform (like in ahvenkala (“perciform fish”), see e.g. seeprakirjoahven)

    in-compounds

  5. bass (fish)

    colloquial · in-compounds
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *ahvën.

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