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kappa.

a unit of measure for the volume of dry goods, equivalent to 1/32 of a tynnyri or 4.58 litres in the Kingdom of Sweden and 1/30 of a tynnyri or 5.4961 litres in the Russian Empire

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noun/ˈkɑpːɑ/[ˈkɑ̝pːɑ̝]

  1. a unit of measure for the volume of dry goods, equivalent to 1/32 of a tynnyri or 4.58 litres in the Kingdom of Sweden and 1/30 of a tynnyri or 5.4961 litres in the Russian Empire

    historical

  2. an informal unit of measure for the volume of dry goods used in farmers' markets especially for potatoes, equal to 5 litres, or 2 litres for pikku kappa

  3. a measuring vessel of one kappa, roughly cubical and typically made of wood

  4. skip (transportation container in a mine)

Where this word comes from

[Alt: A cubical wooden measuring vessel, a kappa.] From Proto-Finnic *kappa (compare Estonian kapp, Ingrian kappa, Karelian kappa, Kukkuzi kappa, Ludian kappe), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skapaz (compare Old Saxon skap (“a measure”), Old High German scaf (“vessel”)).

noun/ˈkɑpːɑ/[ˈkɑ̝pːɑ̝]

  1. pelmet

  2. women's overcoat

  3. hub body (e.g. on a bicycle)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Swedish kappa, from Medieval Latin cappa.

noun/ˈkɑpːɑ/[ˈkɑ̝pːɑ̝]

  1. kappa (mythical creature)

    Japanese
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese かっぱ.

noun/ˈkɑpːɑ/[ˈkɑ̝pːɑ̝]

  1. kappa (tenth letter of Greek alphabet)

Where this word comes from

Greek letter Κκ Previous: ioota Next: lambda Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

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