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talja.

hide, fleece (prepared skin of an animal, still with hair or fur)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɑljɑ/[ˈt̪ɑ̝ljɑ̝]
  1. hide, fleece (prepared skin of an animal, still with hair or fur)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *talja, possibly borrowed from Baltic.

noun/ˈtɑljɑ/[ˈt̪ɑ̝ljɑ̝]
  1. tackle (a system of ropes and blocks (pulleys))

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Swedish talja, from Middle Low German talje or Dutch talie, from Italian taglia.

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