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vasa.

fawn, calf (of e.g. a deer, elk or antelope)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑsɑ/[ˈʋɑ̝s̠ɑ̝]
  1. fawn, calf (of e.g. a deer, elk or antelope)

  2. synonym of vasikka (“calf (of a cow)”)

    dialectal · rare
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vasa (compare Ludian vaza), from Proto-Finno-Permic *wasa (compare Inari Sami vyesi, Erzya ваз (vaz)), borrowed from Proto-Iranian *wacáh (“yearling calf”) (compare Digor Ossetian уӕс (wæs)).

noun/ˈʋɑsɑ/[ˈʋɑ̝s̠ɑ̝]
  1. joist

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Swedish vase (Finnish Swedish vasa).

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