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käsi

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *käci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *käte. Cognate with Finnish käsi, Erzya кедь (keď) and Hungarian kéz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæsi/, [ˈkæsʲi]

Noun

käsi (genitive käe, partitive kätt)

  1. hand
  2. arm

Declension

More information Declension of (ÕS type 15/käsi, d/t-ø-s gradation), singular ...

Synonyms

  • (part of the arm below the wrist): käbar (informal), kätu (childish);
  • (palm of the hand): kämmal (formal), käpp (figurative), kännu (childish), pats (childish);
  • (the upper limb of a human): ülajäse (formal);
  • (eating hand): söömakäsi (informal), aadamakahvel (figurative).

Derived terms

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Finnish

Ingrian

Karelian

Võro

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