varpu

varpu (plural varpus)

1. A large but shallow stewpot made of metal or clay, traditionally used in southern India.

From Proto-Finnic *varpu, probably derived from *varpa. Cognates include Estonian varb, Livvi varbu and Veps barb. Also related to varvas.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrpu/, [ˈʋɑ̝rpu]
• Rhymes: -ɑrpu
• Hyphenation^(key): var‧pu

varpu

1. twig, bare twig (small thin branch of a tree or bush, especially one that has been separated from said tree or bush)
2. shrub, subshrub (woody plant smaller than a tree or a bush, often one that is at most 0.5 m (approximately 1'8") tall)

• “varpu”, 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 2023-07-04