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Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
selin
- instructive plural of selkä
Adverb
selin
- on one's back
- kääntyä selin (+ illative) ― to turn one's back on sb/sth
- olla selin (+ illative) ― to stand/sit (etc.) with one's back towards sb/sth
- back to back
- (heraldry) addorsed
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Old Norse
Noun
selin
- nominative plural definite of sel
- accusative plural definite of sel
Turkish
Noun
selin
- genitive singular of sel
Turkmen
Noun
selin (definite accusative selini, plural selinler)
- perennial large grass, particularly Stipagrostis karelinii and Stipagrostis pennata, growing on sandy grounds such as the Karakum desert