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kari.

rock (mass of stone projecting out of water or just underwater)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑri/[ˈkɑ̝ri]
  1. rock (mass of stone projecting out of water or just underwater)

  2. skerry (small rocky island)

  3. ground (bottom of a body of water whenever it produces a navigational hazard)

    ajaa karille
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kari (compare Estonian kari), borrowed from late Proto-Norse [script needed] (*skarj(a)-) (compare Swedish skär, English skerry), from Proto-Germanic *skarją.

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