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kauha.

ladle, dipper (cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping out liquids)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑu̯hɑ/[ˈkɑ̝u̯ɦɑ̝]
  1. ladle, dipper (cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping out liquids)

  2. scoop (cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material)

  3. bucket, scoop (digging attachment for a front-loader or similar)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kauha, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *káuˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *kowh₂-, from the root *kewh₂-. Compare Lithuanian káušas (“ladle, dipper, big spoon”).

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