oravannahka

== Finnish == === Etymology === oravan (“squirrel's”) +‎ nahka (“skin”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈorɑʋɑnˌnɑhkɑ/, [ˈo̞rɑ̝ʋɑ̝nˌnɑ̝xkɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑhkɑ Syllabification(key): o‧ra‧van‧nah‧ka Hyphenation(key): oravan‧nahka === Noun === oravannahka squirrel fur (colloquial) money (heraldry) vair ==== Usage notes ==== Squirrel was earlier an important fur animal in Finland, and its furs served also as means of exchange. The original meaning of the Finnish word raha (“money”) was "squirrel skin". ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “oravannahka”, 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 3 July 2023