kaulus
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑu̯lus/
“kaulus” is a Finnish word. Its 8 meanings in English:
noun
- collar, neck (part of clothing around throat)
- collar (anything around the neck)
- collar (any encircling device or structure)
- pronotum
- daisy, any plant in the genus Brachyscome
- sleeve (tubular covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc.)
- neck (reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it)
- frill (relatively extensive margin seen on the back of the heads of some reptiles)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kaklus. Equivalent to kaula (“neck”) + -us.
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