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potkuri.

screw, propeller

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpotkuri/[ˈpo̞t̪kuri]

  1. screw, propeller

  2. propeller, prop

  3. synonym of potkukelkka (“kicksled”)

    informal
Where this word comes from

potkia (“to kick”) + -uri. Coined by Finnish author, translator and book printer J. F. Granlund in 1866.

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