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karvas.

bitter (having an acrid taste)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɑrʋɑs/[ˈkɑ̝rʋɑ̝s̠]
  1. bitter (having an acrid taste)

  2. bitter, stinging (leaving someone feeling bitter or disappointed)

    figuratively
    karvas tappio
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *karvas (compare Livonian kǭraz), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *harwaz (compare Middle High German hare, German herb) or (less likely) derived from Proto-Uralic *karwa (compare Udmurt курыт (kuryt), Komi-Permyak курыт (kuryt), Komi-Zyrian курыд (kuryd), Eastern Khanty корәг (korəg)).

noun/ˈkɑrʋɑs/[ˈkɑ̝rʋɑ̝s̠]
  1. a type of boat used to drag a seine

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *karbas, probably borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Old Norse karfi), or alternatively and less likely from Baltic (compare Lithuanian kãrbas).

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