peninkulma.
an old unit of length, roughly equal to 10 kilometers
Meaning & usage
an old unit of length, roughly equal to 10 kilometers exactly 10 kilometers (since 1887)
an old unit of length, roughly equal to 10 kilometers 10.688 kilometers (1655–1886, equal to one Swedish mil), equivalent to ten virsta
an old unit of length, roughly equal to 10 kilometers roughly 6 kilometers (before 1655); length varied by region
Where this word comes from
Possibly from penin (“dog”, genitive) + kuuluma (“to be heard”), the "distance a dog can be heard from". Relation to the Swedish mil is a secondary development.
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