osa
Pronunciation: /ˈosɑ/
“osa” is a Finnish word. Its 16 meanings in English:
noun
- part (fraction of a whole)
- part (distinct element of something larger); piece (one of many very similar or identical elements)
- one/a -th, one/a third, one/a fourth, etc. (used to express fractions by means of an ordinal number as the modifier; see usage notes)
- part (unit of relative proportion in a mixture)
- part (section of a document)
- role, part (position or role in a play, film, etc.)
- part (part of a larger whole); piece (when removable)
- proportion, section, part (quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number)
- partition, portion, division (separated part of anything)
- bit, part (individual contribution toward an overall effort)
- bit (fraction of a second)
- lot, portion (part, or fate, that falls to one without planning)
- share (portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone)
- volume, tome (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format)
- episode, installment (part of a published or broadcast serial)
- movement (large division of a larger composition)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *osa (compare Estonian osa), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ońća (compare Northern Sami oažži and possibly Hungarian ágyék), borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hónćos (later *Hánćas, compare Sanskrit अंश (aṃśa)).
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