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vipu.

lever (mechanical device)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋipu/[ˈʋipu]
  1. lever (mechanical device)

  2. lever (rigid piece used in a lever)

  3. lever (small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device)

  4. tree spring trap

  5. sweep (long pole to raise and lower a bucket in a well)

  6. switch, flag (command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior)

  7. lever, pawn lever

  8. leverage

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vipu. Cognates include Estonian vibu, Ingrian vipu, Karelian vipu, Livonian vi’b, Veps bibu and Votic vipu.

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