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vana.

wake, trail, track (path left behind an object that moves through a fluid)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑnɑ/[ˈʋɑ̝nɑ̝]
  1. wake, trail, track (path left behind an object that moves through a fluid)

    Lentokone jätti taivaalle valkoisen vanan.
  2. plume (cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading)

  3. trail, track

    broadly
    etanan limainen vana
  4. scape (leafless stalk ending in a flower or inflorescence)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vana (compare Karelian vana, Ludian vana).

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