kahareisin

Finnish

Etymology

Instructive plural of kaha +‎ reisi, from the dialectal kaha, kahda (“in two”), from kaksi (“two”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑhɑˌrei̯sin/, [ˈkɑ̝ɦɑ̝ˌre̞i̯s̠in]
  • Rhymes: -eisin
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧ha‧rei‧sin
  • Hyphenation(key): kaha‧reisin

Adverb

kahareisin

  1. legs astride (a manner of sitting with legs on either side)

Further reading

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