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kurppa.

snipe (any bird of the genus Gallinago, belonging to the family Scolopacidae)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkurpːɑ/[ˈkurpːɑ̝]
  1. snipe (any bird of the genus Gallinago, belonging to the family Scolopacidae)

  2. snipe, woodcock (birds in the related genera Scolopax, Coenocorypha and Lymnocryptes, belonging to the family Scolopacidae)

  3. Scolopacidae (the family of sandpipers and snipes)

    in-plural
  4. Gallinago (genus of snipes within the family Scolopacidae)

    in-plural
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic. Originally the term was not as precise and was used of different species. May also be related to kurmitsa, which could be from the same root.

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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.