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karkea.

rough, coarse, harsh (not smooth, uneven)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɑrkeɑ/[ˈkɑ̝rk̟e̞ɑ̝]
  1. rough, coarse, harsh (not smooth, uneven)

  2. coarse (composed of large particles)

  3. rough, broad (approximate; hasty or careless)

  4. crude, unrefined, rough, coarse, blunt (lacking tact)

  5. bitter (with a bitter taste or smell)

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Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *karkëda, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *karke. * (unrefined): A semantic loan from other European languages; compare French gros, German grob. The antonym hieno (“fine; refined”) is likewise similarly semantically informed by other languages.

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