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vaip

Pronunciation: /ˈvɑi̯p/

“vaip” is an Estonian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. carpet, rug; tapestry (textile covering a surface)
  2. layer, blanket (a layer of sth covering the ground)
  3. bedspread

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaippa, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waipaz (compare Old Norse veipa, veipr (“headscarf, kerchief”) and Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍀𐍃 (waips, “crown, wreath”)). Cognate with Votic vaippa (“carpet”) and Finnish vaippa (“diaper; mantle, cloak, robe”).

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