tappura

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *tappura, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *tappa. Alternatively, possibly equivalent to tappaa +‎ -ura, from dialectal use of tappaa to signify threshing of cotton or hemp. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑpːurɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝pːurɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑpːurɑ Syllabification(key): tap‧pu‧ra Hyphenation(key): tap‧pu‧ra === Noun === tappura (usually in the plural) waste fibres, scutching tow; tangled fibres of hemp or cotton, often with shives Coordinate terms: aivina, rohdin ==== Usage notes ==== Nowadays many might only recognize the word in the phrase tulta ja tappuraa (literally “fire and waste fibres”), which signifies something explosive; or figuratively something passionate, emotional or powerful. This expression probably originates from the easy flammability of the tangled, short waste fibres and shives. Also used in the translation of the Bible in the term orjantappurakruunu (“crown of thorns”) and for any of the several thorny shrubs (orjantappura). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== References ==== === Further reading === “tappura”, 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 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *tappura, equivalent to tappaa (“to thresh”) +‎ -ura. Cognates include Finnish tappura and Votic tappurõ. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtɑpːurɑ/, [ˈtɑpːŭr] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑpːurɑ/, [ˈtɑpːurɑ] Rhymes: -ɑpːur, -ɑpːurɑ Hyphenation: tap‧pu‧ra === Noun === tappura waste fibres (remainders of linen after it has been spun) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 573