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kaula.

neck (part of the body connecting the head and the trunk)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑu̯lɑ/[ˈkɑ̝u̯lɑ̝]
  1. neck (part of the body connecting the head and the trunk)

  2. neck, throat (narrow or tapered part of something inanimate)

  3. lead; distance between a frontrunner and the other competitors

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kakla (compare Estonian kael), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *kaklas (compare Lithuanian kaklas). Distant doublet of chakra, kekri, and sykli.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.