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tammi.

oak (any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɑmːi/[ˈt̪ɑ̝mːi]
  1. oak (any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus)

  2. pedunculate oak, Quercus robur

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *tammi (compare Estonian tamm, Karelian tammi, Livonian täm), from Proto-Finno-Permic *tamme (compare Erzya тумо (tumo), Eastern Mari тумо (tumo)), possibly ultimately of substrate origin.

noun/ˈtɑmːi/[ˈt̪ɑ̝mːi]
  1. checkers, draughts (boardgame)

  2. king (doubled piece in checkers)

Where this word comes from

< Swedish damspel, dam (“checkers”) < French dame (“king: doubled piece in checkers”)

noun/ˈtɑmːi/[ˈt̪ɑ̝mːi]
  1. heart, core, axis

    dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Swedish stam (“trunk of a tree, archaically also axis”)

noun/ˈtɑmːi/[ˈt̪ɑ̝mːi]
  1. synonym of pato (“dam”)

    dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

< Swedish damm (“dam”)

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