kahareisin

Finnish

Etymology

Instructive plural of kaha +‎ reisi, from the dialectal kaha, kahda (“in two”), from kaksi (“two”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑhɑˌrei̯sin/, [ˈkɑ̝ɦɑ̝ˌre̞i̯s̠in]
• Rhymes: -eisin
• Hyphenation^(key): kaha‧reisin

Adverb

kahareisin

1. legs astride (a manner of sitting with legs on either side)

Further reading

• “kahareisin”, 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 2023-07-02