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pieli.

jamb, post (vertical component forming the sides of a door frame, window frame or other opening in a wall)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpie̯li/[ˈpie̞̯li]

  1. jamb, post (vertical component forming the sides of a door frame, window frame or other opening in a wall) doorjamb, doorpost

  2. jamb, post (vertical component forming the sides of a door frame, window frame or other opening in a wall) window jamb

  3. gatepost

  4. side

    tien pieli

  5. mast

    archaic

  6. tierce, side (on the dextral side unless otherwise specified)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *peeli (compare Estonian peel), from Proto-Uralic *päle (“side”) (compare Moksha пяль (päľ), Hungarian fél).

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