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kalin.

a mid-sized or mid-density mesh or net in a seine

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑlin/[ˈkɑ̝lin]
  1. a mid-sized or mid-density mesh or net in a seine

    plural-normally
Where this word comes from

Proto-Finnic *kala- + -in, derived from Proto-Uralic *kala- (“to fish with a net”), whence Estonian kale, Komi-Zyrian кулӧм (kulöm, “10-15 fathom-long net”), Eastern Khanty каләв (kaləw, “net”), Northern Mansi хӯлуп (hūlup, “net”) and Hungarian háló (“net”).

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