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sormi.

finger (one of the five extremities of the hand)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsormi/[ˈs̠o̞rmi]
  1. finger (one of the five extremities of the hand)

    Ihmiskädessä on viisi sormea: peukalo, etusormi, keskisormi, nimetön ja pikkusormi.
  2. finger (extremity of an animal's forelimb, which resembles human finger)

  3. finger (any object which resembles a finger, such as a part of a mechanical device)

  4. hand, finger (influence from something intangible when it is anthropomorphized)

    figuratively
    kohtalon sormi
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *sormi, from Proto-Finno-Permic *sorme. Cognates include Estonian sõrm, Northern Sami suorbma, Erzya сур (sur).

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