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nasta.

tack, thumbtack, pin, pushpin, drawing pin (a small nail-like fastener that can be pushed in with one's finger)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnɑstɑ/[ˈnɑ̝s̠tɑ̝]
  1. tack, thumbtack, pin, pushpin, drawing pin (a small nail-like fastener that can be pushed in with one's finger)

  2. stud (small protruding object, such as those on studded tyres)

  3. studded tyre

    in-plural · slang
    Laitoin nastat alle jo lokakuussa, koska ensilumi tuli.
  4. pin (on an integrated chip)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *nasta, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Norwegian neste, Old English nestila, Old Gutnish nast).

adj/ˈnɑstɑ/[ˈnɑ̝s̠tɑ̝]
  1. cool, neat, great

    slang
    olla nastaa
Where this word comes from

Probably from nasta (etymology 1); compare the semantic development of nappi in mennä nappiin. First attested in the 1940s.

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