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patja.

mattress (a pad on which a person can recline and sleep)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑtjɑ/[ˈpɑ̝t̪jɑ̝]
  1. mattress (a pad on which a person can recline and sleep)

  2. cushion, pad (soft mass of material acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact and especially when quite large)

  3. (thick) stratum, layer of soil, air, water

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *patja (compare Estonian padi), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *badją (compare German Bett). Doublet of peti.

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