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hirvas.

reindeer stag (adult male reindeer, sometimes defined as one that is at least three years old)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhirʋɑs/[ˈhirʋɑ̝s̠]
  1. reindeer stag (adult male reindeer, sometimes defined as one that is at least three years old)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *hirvas, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śirwas. Cognate with Northern Sami sarvvis, which must have either been borrowed directly from Balto-Slavic or (more likely) come via Finnic before *š became h. Doublet of sarvas.

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