varsi

From Proto-Finnic *varci. Cognate with Estonian vars.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrsi/
• Hyphenation: var‧si

varsi

1. stalk (of a plant)
2. handle of some tools; chiefly a longitudinal one, like one of an axe or hammer, but not that of a knife
3. arm; any structure that resembles a human arm
4. shaft of a boot
5. leg of a sock
6. stem of a tobacco pipe or a musical note
7. (technology, in compounds) rod
8. (in compounds) used for various parts of a human body; primarily of appendages
9. figure, the human body when discussed from a structural point of view
10. (in compounds) side (an area considered to be close to a waterway or a traffic route)

    tienvarsi ― side of the road

    joenvarsi ― side of the river

11. (in locational cases) used like a postposition to refer to passing of time or a journey, along, during, or in the course of; see: varressa, varresta, varteen, varrella, varrelta, varrelle

    matkan varrella = along the road

    pitkän elämäni varrella = during my long life

    vuosien varrella = in the course of many years

12. (in compounds) indicates that the object is equipped with a stalk, an arm or similar

    varsieväinen, varsijousi, varsiluuta

• (the human figure): vartalo. (colloquial) kroppa, runko

• vartalo
• varttaa
• varttua

technology

human body

botany

other

• varsin
• varsinainen
• varsinkin
• varras

• Varis, sarvi, varis