niska.
nape, the back of the neck
Meaning & usage
nape, the back of the neck
girder, beam; a load-bearing horizontal support in a building, such as a floor or ceiling
the upper end of koski (“a series of small waterfalls”) (the place where the rapid flow begins)
shank of a drill bit
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *niska. Cognate with Ingrian niska, Karelian niska, Veps nišk, nisk and Votic niskõ.
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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.