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tainio.

a large fish-trap made of wire or sticks, meant to be placed in a flowing body of water with the mouth facing upstream

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɑi̯nio/[ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯nio̞]
  1. a large fish-trap made of wire or sticks, meant to be placed in a flowing body of water with the mouth facing upstream

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *tainijo, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *tainijǭ.

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