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suomu.

scale (one of the keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsuo̯mu/[ˈs̠uo̞̯mu]
  1. scale (one of the keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

  2. scale (individual plate of a conifer cone)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *soomu(s) (compare Estonian soomus, Veps somuz), from Proto-Uralic *śëme (compare Erzya сяв (śav), Udmurt сьӧм (śöm), Komi-Permyak сьӧм (śöm)).

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