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paasta.

parish

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑːstɑ/[ˈpɑ̝ːs̠tɑ̝]
  1. parish

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old East Slavic погостъ (pogostŭ). Doublet of pokosta. Cognates include Latvian pagasts, Livonian pagāst and Russian пого́ст (pogóst).

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