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vaahtera.

maple (any tree of the genus Acer)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑːhterɑ/[ˈʋɑ̝ːxt̪e̞rɑ̝]
  1. maple (any tree of the genus Acer)

  2. Norway maple (Acer platanoides), the only maple species naturally occurring in Finland

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vahtëra, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Term?]. Cognate with Estonian vaher, Ingrian vaaher, Karelian voahteri, Livonian vǭ’dõr, Veps vahtaŕ, Votic vaahtõrõ, Erzya укштор (ukštor), Moksha уштор (uštor) and Eastern Mari ваштар (vaštar).

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