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tela.

one of the logs or other (round) pieces of wood placed under something, such as a boat or a pile of firewood, to keep it from directly touching the ground

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtelɑ/[ˈt̪e̞lɑ̝]
  1. one of the logs or other (round) pieces of wood placed under something, such as a boat or a pile of firewood, to keep it from directly touching the ground

  2. a place where something is left or stored (usually in adessive, ablative or allative plural)

    broadly
  3. roller (one of a set of round logs used to help move a large object by rolling it over the logs)

  4. roller, cylinder (rotating cylindrical part of a machine)

  5. track; ellipsis of telaketju (“caterpillar track”)

  6. platen (part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made)

  7. platen, carriage (part of a typewriter or printer on which the paper rests to receive an impression)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *tëla (compare Ingrian tela, Karelian tela, Veps tela), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þelą. Doublet of teli.

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