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haava.

wound, sore (injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɑːʋɑ/[ˈhɑ̝ːʋɑ̝]
  1. wound, sore (injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear)

  2. ulcer

    in-compounds
    mahahaava
    makuuhaava
  3. reaching the next base as an advancing baserunner after being forced to as a result of a midair catch; the baserunner will be removed from the field but is not out

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *haava (compare Estonian haav), borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*hawwa-/*hagwa-) (compare Swedish hugg), from Proto-Germanic *hawwą (“blow, hit”) (compare Proto-Germanic *hawwaną).

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