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Etymology

From Finnish palsa, from Northern Sami balsa.

Noun

palsa (plural palsas)

  1. (geomorphology) A hummock rising out of a bog with a core of ice; similar in appearance to a pingo but due to different structure palsas cannot grow as big as pingos.
    • 2003, Richard J. Huggett, Fundamentals of Geomorphology, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 244:
      Peat plateaux are larger landforms formed by the coalescence of palsas. String bogs, also called patterned fens, occur in muskeg. They are alternations of thin, string-like strips or ridges of peat, mainly Sphagnum moss, which may []
    • 2013 March 9, Dennis F. Whigham, D. Dykyjová, S. Hejný, Wetlands of the World I: Inventory, Ecology and Management, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 480:
      These basin bogs are generally associated with Picea mariana or are treeless. Species in these wetlands are similar to those found in other palsas in Canada.

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑlsɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝ls̠ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlsɑ
  • Syllabification(key): pal‧sa
  • Hyphenation(key): pal‧sa

Etymology 1

    From Northern Sami balsa.

    Noun

    palsa

    1. (geomorphology) palsa
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    Etymology 2

      Originally a shortened slang form of palttoo.

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      palsa (colloquial)

      1. long overcoat
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