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petkel.

pestle (club-shaped instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpetkel/[ˈpe̞t̪k̟e̞l]

  1. pestle (club-shaped instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

  2. ellipsis of kuorimapetkel (“bark spud”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis

  3. synonym of jäärauta (“ice scraper”)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *petkel (compare Ingrian petel, Karelian petel, Veps petkel, Votic pečel), from Proto-Finno-Permic [Term?] (compare Erzya петькель (peťkeľ)), borrowed from Iranian (compare Sarikoli petgāl, from Proto-Iranian [Term?]).

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