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aas

Pronunciation: /ˈɑːs/

“aas” is an Estonian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. loop, noose, a simple knot
  2. a U-shaped fastener made of metal
  3. lea, meadow

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ansa, from a Baltic language. Compare Old Prussian ansis (“hook, latch”) and Latvian osa. Cognate to Finnish ansa and Votic aasa (Kattila, Mati).

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