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lava.

platform; podium (a flat, raised surface)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɑʋɑ/[ˈlɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
  1. platform; podium (a flat, raised surface)

  2. bed (platform of a truck or other vehicle that supports the load)

  3. stage (in a theatre, a concert hall or such)

  4. ellipsis of tanssilava

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  5. plant bed, raised bed (raised, framed platform for planting)

  6. pallet (transport pallet, also as a unit)

  7. case (pack of usually 24 cans of beer or other drink)

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *lava (compare Estonian lava, Livonian lovā, Veps lava), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *lā́ˀwāˀ (compare Latvian lāva, Lithuanian lova).

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