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paju.

willow (tree or shrub, Salix)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑju/[ˈpɑ̝ju]
  1. willow (tree or shrub, Salix)

  2. synonym of takapaju (“a short willow bark rope that connects the back supports on a sleigh”)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *paju (compare Estonian paju), from Proto-Uralic *paje-w (“willow”) (compare Udmurt бадь (baď), Hungarian fagyal (“privet”)).

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