siima

Pronunciation: /ˈsiːmɑ/

“siima” is a Finnish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

fishing line, fishline
lash (thong of a whip)
cord (of a circular knitting needle)
flagellum

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *siima, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *sīmô. Cognate with dialectal Estonian sihm, Ingrian siima, Karelian siima, Livvi siimu, Ludian šiim, Veps siim, sim and Votic siimõ.

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More Finnish words

siilinjärveläinen
siilipuolustus
siilitukka
siilo
siimaeliö
siimaeläin
siimahäntä
siimahäntäinen

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