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vaaksa.

Finnish span (distance between the thumb and the index finger)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑːksɑ/[ˈʋɑ̝ːks̠ɑ̝]
  1. Finnish span (distance between the thumb and the index finger)

  2. span as a distance between the thumb and the middle finger

    dialectal
  3. span, handspan (distance between the thumb and some other finger)

    broadly
  4. an obsolete Finnish unit of measurement for length equal to 1/4th of a kyynärä or around 148.44 millimeters

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vaksa, from Proto-Finno-Permic *waksa. Cognates include Erzya вакс (vaks).

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