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sauva.

wand, staff, stick, rod, bar (long, stiff piece of material used for some purpose)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɑu̯ʋɑ/[ˈs̠ɑ̝u̯w(ː)ɑ̝]
  1. wand, staff, stick, rod, bar (long, stiff piece of material used for some purpose)

  2. ellipsis of suksisauva or hiihtosauva (“ski pole”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  3. ellipsis of sauvasolu (“rod cell”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  4. wands

    capitalized · in-plural · usually
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *sauva (compare Estonian sau), probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śawŋa (compare Northern Sami čávgŋi).

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