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pähkinä.

nut (hard-shelled fruit)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpæhkinæ/[ˈpæhk̟inæ]

  1. nut (hard-shelled fruit)

  2. hazelnut

    pähkinäpensas

  3. puzzle, riddle; difficult problem, tough nut to crack

    idiomatic
Where this word comes from

Proto-Finnic *pähke- + -(i)nä (diminutive suffix) (compare Estonian pähkel, Ingrian päähkänä, Livonian pē’gõz, Veps pähkim), from Proto-Finno-Permic *päške ~ *päkše ~ *päšte (compare Erzya пеште (pešte), Eastern Mari пӱкш (pükš), Udmurt пашпу (pašpu, “hazelnut (bush)”)).

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