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piippa.

culm, shoot, tip

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpiːpːɑ/[ˈpiːpːɑ̝]
  1. culm, shoot, tip

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Swedish pipa.

noun/ˈpiːpːɑ/[ˈpiːpːɑ̝]
  1. signaling device giving a beep sound

    colloquial · dialectal
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from piipata.

noun/ˈpiːpːɑ/[ˈpiːpːɑ̝]
  1. pipistrelle (bat of the genus Pipistrellus)

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Coined by Nisäkäsnimistötoimikunta (Committee for Mammal Names) in 2008 by adapting the genus name Pipistrellus into a native word resembling piippa (etymology 1); compare also siippa.

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