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anoa.

to plead, beg, ask, request, implore, entreat, petition, solicit

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɑnoɑˣ/[ˈɑ̝no̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to plead, beg, ask, request, implore, entreat, petition, solicit

    transitive
  2. to apply (for a post, job, etc.)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *anodak, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ana- (compare Erzya анамс (anams, “to ask, beg”)).

noun/ˈɑnoɑ/[ˈɑ̝no̞ɑ̝]
  1. anoa, lowland anoa, Bubalus depressicornis

Where this word comes from

From Indonesian anoa.

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