akana.
husk (of a grain); (in the plural) chaff (inedible parts of a plant whose seeds are eaten as grain)
Meaning & usage
husk (of a grain); (in the plural) chaff (inedible parts of a plant whose seeds are eaten as grain)
Akanoiden erottamiseksi varhaisissa kulttuureissa heitettiin viljaa ilmaan ja annettiin tuulen puhaltaa pois kevyemmät akanat.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *akana (compare Estonian agan, Livonian agānd, Votic akanõ), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *aganō (“chaff”) (compare Swedish agn). Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552).
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