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haitari

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Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. Sense "buttocks" probably developed through analogy with the synonym hanuri (accordion; buttocks).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑi̯tɑri/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯t̪ɑ̝ri]
  • Rhymes: -ɑitɑri
  • Syllabification(key): hai‧ta‧ri
  • Hyphenation(key): hai‧ta‧ri

Noun

haitari

  1. (music) accordion
    Synonyms: harmonikka, hanuri
  2. (figuratively) any bellow-like object
    haitaribussiarticulated bus
  3. (figuratively) range (the extent to which something varies)
    Synonyms: väli, vaihteluväli, intervalli
  4. (euphemistic, humorous) buttocks
    Synonyms: see pylly

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Swedish: hajdare

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