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hammas.

tooth (hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɑmːɑs/[ˈhɑ̝mːɑ̝s̠]
  1. tooth (hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals)

    hampaisiin saakka aseistettu
    kiristellä hampaitaan
  2. tooth, cog (projection on the edge of a gear)

    hammasratas
  3. sprocket (tooth of a sprocket wheel)

  4. tooth, sawtooth (sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement)

  5. tine, prong, tooth (spike or point on an implement or tool)

  6. tooth, serration (pointed projection from the margin of a leaf)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *hambas (compare Estonian hammas), borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas (replacing native Uralic pii < *piŋe; compare Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, Lithuanian žam̃bas, Latvian zòbs), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos. Doublet of kampa.

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