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vanne.

hoop, band (of a barrel, or a similar ring used to bind an object)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑnːeˣ/[ˈʋɑ̝nːe̞(ʔ)]
  1. hoop, band (of a barrel, or a similar ring used to bind an object)

    tuntua kuin vanne kiristää päätä
  2. hoop (such as a gymnastic hoop or hula hoop)

  3. rim, wheelrim (the entire wheelrim of a motor vehicle, or the outer rim of a spoked wheel such as on a bicycle)

  4. felloe (outer rim of a wheel)

  5. scrape, wound

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vandëh, from earlier *vandeš, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wanduz. Cognate with Karelian vanneh, Veps vandeh, Ludian vandeh.

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