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kaide.

railing, rail (fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑi̯deˣ/[ˈkɑ̝i̯de̞(ʔ)]
  1. railing, rail (fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports) handrail (rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard)

  2. railing, rail (fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports) banister (the handrail on the side of a staircase)

  3. railing, rail (fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports) guardrail, guard railing (rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier)

  4. reed (comb-like part of a beater for beating the weft when weaving)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kaidëh, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skaidiz (compare Old Norse skeiðir). The weaving sense “reed” appears to have been the original one.

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