kõrs

Pronunciation: /ˈkɤrs/

“kõrs” is an Estonian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

The hollow stem of a plant (grain or grass).
A drinking straw; a thin hollow tube for drinking.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *korci, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *karti (compare Lithuanian kartis (“bar, thin rod”)). Cognate with Finnish korsi, Votic kõrsi, Karelian korsi and Veps korz.

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More Estonian words

kõrge
kõrgharidus
kõrgus
kõri
kõrts
kõrtsmik
kõrv
kõrvaklapid

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