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vanko.

a staff with a hook at one end; used as a tool for turning over logs in slash-and-burn cultivation

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑŋko/[ˈʋɑ̝ŋko̞]
  1. a staff with a hook at one end; used as a tool for turning over logs in slash-and-burn cultivation

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vanko (cognate with Estonian vang and Võro vang), from Proto-Finno-Permic *waŋka, probably borrowed from Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit वङ्क (vaṅka, “crooked”)).

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