karsta

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrstɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑrstɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): kars‧ta

Possibly borrowed from Russian коро́ста (korósta).^[1] But also compare karsi and karttua; for the -st- ~ -tt- variation, compare varsta.

karsta

1. crust (dry, hard dirt, especially as developed due to burning)

   Avotulella paistinpannun ulkopuolelle kertyy karstaa.

   When a frying pan is used over open fire a crust of soot develops on its outside.

2. grime (hardened dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is difficult to remove)
3. (archaeology) The dried and hardened remains of anything on the surface of a vessel or similar.

• “1. karsta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

From Proto-Finnic *karsta, probably borrowed from Proto-Baltic (compare Lithuanian karsti).

karsta

1. card (comb- or brush-like device or tool to raise the nap on a fabric)
2. card (hand-held tool for preparing materials for spinning)

• “2. karsta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

• kartsa, katras, tsakra

Cognates include Finnish karsta (“scabies”).

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrstɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrstɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑrst, -ɑrstɑ
• Hyphenation: kars‧ta

karsta

1. scabies

   olla karssaas ― to have scabies (literally, “to be in the scabies”)

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 138

karsta

1. inflection of karsts:
   1. genitive singular masculine
   2. nominative singular feminine

From Proto-Finnic *karcidak.

karsta

1. to chop off

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “обрубать”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika