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The Finnish word for foot is
jalka





foot



Translations for foot and their definitions

jalkaterä
     1. n. (anatomy) foot (part of human body)


jalka
     1. n. foot
           Unlike most other nouns, jalka is often used in the instructive singular:
             Menin sinne jalan. = I went there by foot / on foot / afoot.
             jalankulkija = a pedestrian
     2. n. foot (unit of measure)
     3. n. leg
     4. n. the lower limb of a human
     5. n. base, pedestal
     6. n. (fungi) stipe


juuri
     1. n. root (of a plant, hair, tooth etc.)
     2. n. short of taikinajuuri, , starter dough
     3. n. (mathematics) root
     4. n. (analysis) a zero of a function
     5. n. (figuratively) cause
     6. v. third-person singular indicative past of juuria
     7. v. indicative present connegative of juuria
     8. v. second-person singular imperative present of juuria
     9. v. second-person singular imperative present connegative of juuria
     10. adv. just
           juuri niin
             just right
     11. adv. exactly, precisely
           Hän tuli juuri oikeaan aikaan.
             He came at exactly the right time.
     12. adv. right
           juuri nyt
             right now
     13. adv. barely, narrowly, only just (in the phrase juuri ja juuri)



käpälä
     1. n. paw


potkaista
     1. v. To kick (once).


tassu
     1. n. A paw of dog or cat.


koipi
     1. n. The leg of a bird.
     2. n. (colloquial) A human leg.


maksaa
     1. n. partitive singular form of maksa
     2. v. (intransitive) to cost
           Kuinka paljon tämä maksaa?
             How much does this cost?
     3. v. to pay
           Hän maksaa sen.
             She will pay for it.
     4. v. to pay back, repay (to pay an amount owed)
           Maksoin lopulta opintolainani.
             I finally repaid my student loan.


tyvi
     1. n. stem



kanta
     1. n. stem
     2. n. opinion, point of view (attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs)
     3. n. heel (part of a sole of a shoe, especially a low one; a high heel is usually called korko)
           olla kannoilla = to heel
     4. n. (microbiology) strain
     5. n. (biology) population



jalusta
     1. n. stand, pedestal
     2. n. plinth
     3. v. indicative present connegative of jalustaa
     4. v. second-person singular imperative present of jalustaa
     5. v. second-person singular imperative present connegative of jalustaa


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