Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kärmeh, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kirmis (compare Latvian cirmenis (“maggot”), Lithuanian kirmis (“worm”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥mis.

Pronunciation

• IPA(key): /ˈkæːrmeˣ/, [ˈk̟æːrme̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -æːrme
• Syllabification(key): käär‧me
• Hyphenation(key): käär‧me

Noun

käärme
1, snake Alternative form: (dialectal) kärmes

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