Paddle

"Paddle" in Finnish

evä

(flat limb of aquatic animal)

kahlailu

(meandering walk or dabble through shallow water)

lasta

(kitchen utensil)

luukku

(in a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water)

lätkä

(bat-shaped spanking implement)

maila

(equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong)

mela

(two-handed, single-bladed oar)

mela

(double-bladed oar used for kayaking)

melonta

(use of a paddle; session of paddling)

melontaretki

(use of a paddle; session of paddling)

siipi

(slat of a paddleboat's wheel)

siipi

(blade of a waterwheel)

siipiratas

(paddlewheel)

kahlailla

(to walk or dabble playfully in shallow water)

meloa

(to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument)

piestä

(to spank with a paddle)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.