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lakana.

sheet, bedsheet, bed sheet

6 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɑkɑnɑ/[ˈlɑ̝kɑ̝nɑ̝]
  1. sheet, bedsheet, bed sheet

  2. synonym of petivaatteet (“bedclothes, bedlinen”)

    in-plural · informal
  3. any large square or rectangular piece of textile, especially a banner

  4. blank card (in a deck of cards, such as one used to replace a missing card)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Late Old Swedish lakan, from Late Old Norse lak, lakan, from Old Saxon lakan, from Proto-Germanic *lakaną (“sheet, cloth”); alternatively directly from either Old Saxon lakan, or an older Germanic loan.

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