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kasi.

the digit eight

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑsi/[ˈkɑ̝s̠i]
  1. the digit eight

    colloquial
  2. the number eight

    colloquial
  3. number eight (anything that is eighth or with the number eight)

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

A shortened slang form of kahdeksan.

noun/ˈkɑsi/[ˈkɑ̝s̠i]
  1. synonym of kaste (“dew”)

    archaic · colloquial · dialectal
  2. synonym of kastike (“sauce”)

    colloquial · dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kasi, from Proto-Uralic *käsä.

noun/ˈkɑsi/[ˈkɑ̝s̠i]
  1. synonym of kissa (“cat”)

    colloquial · dialectal
Where this word comes from

Akin to Ingrian kasi, Karelian kasi, kaži, Ludian kaži, Veps kaži and possibly Estonian kass. Often assumed to be derived from East Slavic (specifically Russian) due to the distribution, but no convincing source word has been found.

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