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kappale.

object (thing that has physical existence)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑpːɑleˣ/[ˈkɑ̝pːɑ̝le̞(ʔ)]
  1. object (thing that has physical existence)

  2. piece (part of a larger whole)

    Ravintola "Z" on kappale Marokkoa tuotuna Helsinkiin.
  3. track, song (piece of music, especially of light music)

    "Yesterday" on yksi Beatlesien suosituimpia kappaleita.
  4. single item (such as of a product; often used in pricing as an equivalent of apiece or each; abbreviated kpl)

    Kynät maksavat euron kappale.
  5. copy (of a publication such as a book)

  6. article (member of a group or class)

    in-compounds
    vaatekappale
    todistuskappale
  7. paragraph (passage in text)

    kappaleen merkki
  8. solid (three-dimensional object)

  9. body, physical body

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kappalëh ~ *kapalëh (compare Livonian kabāl), borrowed from Baltic (compare Latvian gabals (“piece”), Lithuanian gabalas), somewhat nativized with the -e suffix.

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