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salava.

crack willow (Salix fragilis)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɑlɑʋɑ/[ˈs̠ɑ̝lɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
  1. crack willow (Salix fragilis)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *salaga (compare dialectal salaja, no other Finnic cognates are known), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *salhô (“willow”) (compare Swedish sälg, English sallow).

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