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askel.

step, pace (advance or movement made from one foot to the other)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑskel/[ˈɑ̝s̠k̟e̞l]
  1. step, pace (advance or movement made from one foot to the other)

  2. step, pace (distance covered in a step)

  3. step (small space or distance)

  4. step (proceeding; measure; action; act)

  5. step (interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale)

  6. step (change of position effected by a motion of translation)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *askël (compare Livvi askel), from Proto-Uralic *aśkele ~ *aśka-le (compare Erzya эскелькс (eskeľks), Eastern Mari ошкыл (oškyl), Komi-Zyrian воськов (vośkov), Northern Mansi ӯсыл (ūsyl)).

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