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haka.

hook, clasp (type of fastener)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɑkɑ/[ˈhɑ̝kɑ̝]
  1. hook, clasp (type of fastener)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from dialectal Late Old Swedish [Term?] (compare dialectal haka, standard hake). First attested in 1432 (in Haganristi).

adj/ˈhɑkɑ/[ˈhɑ̝kɑ̝]
  1. very good, skilled, masterful

    indeclinable · informal · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From dialectal Swedish hake.

noun/ˈhɑkɑ/[ˈhɑ̝kɑ̝]
  1. paddock, corral, croft (enclosure for livestock to graze in, especially one with deciduous trees)

Where this word comes from

Probably borrowed from Old Swedish hagha, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hagô (“enclosure, yard; pasture”).

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