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varsi.

A long, narrow, (relatively) straight part of something:

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑrsi/[ˈʋɑ̝rs̠i]
  1. A long, narrow, (relatively) straight part of something: stalk (of a plant)

  2. A long, narrow, (relatively) straight part of something: handle, haft, stale (of some tools); chiefly a longitudinal one, like one of an axe or hammer, but not that of a knife

  3. A long, narrow, (relatively) straight part of something: arm; any structure that resembles a human arm

  4. A long, narrow, (relatively) straight part of something: shaft (of a boot)

  5. A long, narrow, (relatively) straight part of something: leg (of a sock)

  6. A long, narrow, (relatively) straight part of something: stem (of a tobacco pipe, a musical note)

  7. A long, narrow, (relatively) straight part of something: beam, crossbar (of a balance)

  8. A long, narrow, (relatively) straight part of something: loom (of an oar)

  9. A long, narrow, (relatively) straight part of something: web (the thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top and bottom of the rail)

  10. A long, narrow, (relatively) straight part of something: shaft of a penis

  11. rod

    in-compounds
  12. used for various parts of a human body; primarily of appendages

    in-compounds
    käsivarsi
  13. figure, the human body when discussed from a structural point of view

  14. arm (distance)

    voiman varsi
    kuorman varsi
  15. side (an area considered to be close to a waterway or a traffic route); in the locational cases, used like a postposition to refer to passing of time or a journey, along, during, or in the course of

    in-compounds
    matkan varrella
    pitkän elämäni varrella
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *varci (compare Estonian vars), probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *warte (compare Eastern Mari вурдо (vurdo)).

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