syli

Noun

 * 1) The currency of Guinea between 1971 and 1985, subdivided into 100 cauris.

Etymology 1
From, from. Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) arms in reference to embracing or holding in both one's arms
 * 2) lap space over upper legs of a seated person
 * 3)  lap place of rearing and fostering
 * 1)  lap place of rearing and fostering
 * 1)  lap place of rearing and fostering

Declension

 * Archaically also inflected as Etymology 2 below.

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * 1) fathom traditional measure of length equal to three cubits; see usage notes below
 * 2)  fathom
 * 3)  A measure for chopped firewood, about four cubic meters.

Usage notes
When Finland belonged to Sweden, the Finnish cubit was equal to  (59.4 cm), thus making the length of  178.2 cm (= 70.16 inches). Under the Russian rule (1809–1917) the definition of was modified to correspond with  (71.12 cm), thus lengthening  to 213.36 cm (= 84 inches). In nautical terminology, corresponds to English  (72 inches = 182.88 cm).

Declension
Although derived from the noun meaning the body part, this word is inflected differently (singular genitive for the length measure, and  for the body part).

Noun

 * 1)  former currency of Guinea

Etymology
From. Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) hug
 * 2) sazhen

Usage notes

 * One syli roughly equivalent to 2.14 metres and is one fivehundredth of a.