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vyö.

belt, sash, girdle (band worn around the waist)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋyø̯/[ˈʋyø̞̯]
  1. belt, sash, girdle (band worn around the waist)

  2. belt (band used for safety purposes)

  3. belt (trophy in the shape of a belt)

  4. belt (anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt, e.g. of terrain features)

  5. ellipsis of ammusvyö (“(ammunition) belt”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  6. band (group of energy levels in a solid state material)

  7. zone (belt worn by priests in the Greek Orthodox church)

  8. synonym of aivovyö (“cingulum”)

  9. waist

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vöö (compare Estonian vöö), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *üwä (compare Northern Sami avvi, Hungarian öv, Tundra Nenets ни (nyi)).

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