kalin

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑlin/

“kalin” is a Finnish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

a mid-sized or mid-density mesh or net in a seine

Etymology

Proto-Finnic *kala- + -in, derived from Proto-Uralic *kala- (“to fish with a net”), whence Estonian kale, Komi-Zyrian кулӧм (kulöm, “10-15 fathom-long net”), Eastern Khanty каләв (kaləw, “net”), Northern Mansi хӯлуп (hūlup, “net”) and Hungarian háló (“net”).

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