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kuras.

knife (especially as a weapon)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkurɑs/[ˈkurɑ̝s̠]
  1. knife (especially as a weapon)

    archaic · rare
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kuras, from Proto-Uralic *kurɜ. Cognates include Estonian kuurask, Karelian kuras, Votic kuraz, Lule Sami gürra and Tundra Nenets хар (xər°).

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