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vakka.

A roundish, voluminous container equipped with a cap.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑkːɑ/[ˈʋɑ̝kːɑ̝]
  1. A roundish, voluminous container equipped with a cap.

    pitää kynttiläänsä vakan alla
  2. A type of wooden container of varying size, made of bent thin board to make it strong and light, usually equipped with a close fitting cap.

    vakka kantensa valitsee
  3. A premetric unit of dry volume used in Sweden (halvspann in Swedish) and Finland. According to a 1665 regulation, equal to 36.64 liters, quite close to an imperial bushel.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vakka, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian vāks (“lid, cover”), Lithuanian vókas (“cover, eyelid”)).

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