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sarka.

patch, strip (of field)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɑrkɑ/[ˈs̠ɑ̝rkɑ̝]

  1. patch, strip (of field)

  2. wadmal; a dense, rather coarse, highly fulled woolen fabric (either plain-woven or twilled), less fine, thin and valued than broadcloth (verka)

  3. field, area, branch

    figuratively

  4. chance, odds

    colloquial
    Voittoon ei ollut mitään sarkaa.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *sarka, from Proto-Uralic *sarka (“branch?”). Cognates include Estonian sarg, Ingrian sarka, Karelian sarka, Livvi sargu, Veps sarg, Votic sarkõ, Northern Sami suorgi (“branch”), Tundra Nenets [script needed] (tārka, “branch”) and Northern Selkup [script needed] (tolka, “branch”) (from Proto-Samoyedic *tårkå).

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