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vanua.

to felt, mat (of fabrics, garments: become smaller and more dense, e.g. by becoming wet and then being pressed)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʋɑnuɑˣ/[ˈʋɑ̝nuɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to felt, mat (of fabrics, garments: become smaller and more dense, e.g. by becoming wet and then being pressed)

    intransitive
  2. synonym of venyä (“to stretch”)

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vanudak.

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