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neula.

needle (sewing implement)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈneu̯lɑ/[ˈne̞u̯lɑ̝]

  1. needle (sewing implement)

  2. needle (any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, particularly as a part in certain machines)

  3. needle (indicator)

  4. needle, stylus (phonograph needle)

  5. needle (injection needle)

  6. prong of a buckle

  7. needle (leaf of conifer tree)

    rare
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *nëkla (compare Estonian nõel, Ingrian neegla, Karelian niekla /niegla, Votic niglõ), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō (compare Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰 (nēþla), Swedish nål, English needle).

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