The Finnish word for leg is
jalka
Translations for leg and their definitions
| 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 |
| varsi | |
| 1. n. The stalk of a plant. | |
| 2. n. The handle of many tools. In order to be called varsi, the handle needs to be longish in shape. An axe and a hammer have varsi, but a knife has kahva. | |
| 3. n. An arm in the sense of any structure that resembles a human arm. | |
| 4. n. The part of a boot or a sock which covers the leg or part of it. | |
| 5. n. A stem of a tobacco pipe, or a musical note. | |
| 6. n. (technology) Usually compounded with a defining beginning, a rod | |
| 7. n. As the last part of a compound word, refers to some parts of a human body (see related terms below). | |
| 8. n. (rare) The human body when discussed from a structural point of view, the figure. | |
| 9. n. As the last part of a compound word, refers to an area considered to be close to a waterway or a traffic route, a side. | |
| tien varsi, tienvarsi, joen varsi, jokivarsi, joenvarsi etc. | |
| 10. n. In cases referring to location, 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 | |
| 11. n. As the first part of a compound word, indicates that the object is equipped with a stalk, an arm or similar. | |
| varsieväinen, varsijousi, varsiluuta |
| etappi | |
| 1. n. leg (of a journey) |
| kateetti | |
| 1. n. (geometry) cathetus |
| sääri | |
| 1. n. (anatomy) shank, shin (lower part of the leg) | |
| 2. n. cannon (shank of a horse in both forelimbs and hind limbs) | |
| 3. n. (in the plural) used to refer to legs from an aesthetic point of view. | |
| Hänellä on kauniit sääret. | |
| She's got beautiful legs. |
| lahje | |
| 1. n. leg, pant leg, trouser leg (part of trousers) |
| ottelu | |
| 1. n. (sports) match (sporting event) |
| kierros | |
| 1. n. A round, as a circular or repetitive route. | |
| 2. n. A round, as a serving. | |
| Tarjoaisitko kierroksen viiniä? = Could you serve a round of wine, please? |
| legi | |
| 1. n. (nautical) A board or a leg, as the distance sailed with sails constantly on the same side of the ship. | |
| 2. n. (nautical) A leg (stage of a sailing journey). | |
| 3. n. (nautical) A leg (one side of a course in a sailing race). |
| puntti | |
| 1. n. (colloquial) weight | |
| 2. n. (colloquial) leg of trousers, trouser leg |
| pätkä | |
| 1. n. shorty, shortie | |
| 2. n. clip | |
| 3. n. snippet | |
| 4. n. stub | |
| 5. n. stump |
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