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silm

“silm” is an Estonian word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. eye
  2. bud
  3. stitch (in sewing)
  4. floodgate
  5. point
  6. lamprey

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *silmä, from Proto-Uralic *śilmä. Cognates include Finnish silmä and Hungarian szem.

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