sääri

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (anatomy) shank, shin lower part of the leg
  • cannon shank of a horse in both forelimbs and hind limbs
  • (in the plural) used to refer to legs from an aesthetic point of view.
  • a long (wooden) pole

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *sääri inherited from *ćäje-rɜ.

Origin

*ćäje-rɜ

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