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parvi.

group of (water or flying) animals

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑrʋi/[ˈpɑ̝rʋi]
  1. group of (water or flying) animals brood (of chickens)

  2. group of (water or flying) animals flock (of birds)

  3. group of (water or flying) animals muster (of peafowl)

  4. group of (water or flying) animals kettle (of flying hawks)

  5. group of (water or flying) animals swarm (of insects)

  6. group of (water or flying) animals school (of fish or marine mammals such as dolphins or whales)

  7. group of (water or flying) animals pod (of marine mammals)

  8. group of (water or flying) animals gam (of whales)

  9. group of (water or flying) animals cast (of crabs)

  10. group, cluster

  11. cluster

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *parvi, from Proto-Uralic *parewa ~ *parewe. Cognates include Estonian parv (“flock, group”), Ingrian parvi (“flock, group”), Veps parveh (“flock”), Northern Khanty пөр (pør, “flock, group”) and possibly Erzya пурнамс (purnams, “to collect, compile, gather”).

noun/ˈpɑrʋi/[ˈpɑ̝rʋi]
  1. balcony, loft, gallery

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *parvi, possibly related to parvi (etymology 1), perhaps originally in the sense "group of logs joined together", or from a separate Proto-Uralic root. Cognates include Estonian parv (“raft”), Ingrian parvi (“shelf, balcony”), Northern Khanty пөр (pør, “raft”) and Tundra Nenets [script needed] (pārī).

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