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viipale.

slice (thin, broad piece, especially one cut off)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋiːpɑleˣ/[ˈʋiːpɑ̝le̞(ʔ)]

  1. slice (thin, broad piece, especially one cut off)

    Söin viipaleen kakusta.

  2. slice (of a prefabricated building that can be assembled)

  3. slice, piece, part

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

viipa- + -le, probably from a participle (-pa) of *vije- (“to cut”) (whence also viillä; see it for more). Related to Ingrian viipla, South Karelian viibalo, Ludian viibalo, biibalo, Veps vibaleh, bibaleh.

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