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harsia.

to baste, tack (to sew with long or loose stitches)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈhɑrsiɑˣ/[ˈhɑ̝rs̠iɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to baste, tack (to sew with long or loose stitches)

  2. to cut selectively (cut the most precious trees in a forest)

Where this word comes from

Unknown. The root seems to mean “sparse” - compare Karelian harsie (“somewhat sparse”), dialectal harsea, harskea. A relationship with harva is possible, albeit the exact derivation is obscure.

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