harsia

== Finnish == === Etymology === Unknown. The root seems to mean "sparse" - compare Karelian harsie (“somewhat sparse”), for which an exact cognate harsea is barely attested, but harskea slightly more so. A relationship with harva is possible, albeit the exact derivation is obscure. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑrsiɑˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝rs̠iɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑrsiɑ Syllabification(key): har‧si‧a Hyphenation(key): har‧sia === Verb === harsia to baste, tack (to sew with long or loose stitches) (forestry) to cut selectively (cut the most precious trees in a forest) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== kursia === Further reading === “harsia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === rahasi