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

Adverb

kahareisin

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

Further reading

“kahareisin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

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