Rod

"Rod" in Finnish

mittakeppi

(stick to measure length)

parru

(slang: penis)

sauvabakteeri

(microbiology: rod shaped microorganism)

sauvasolu

(part of the retina of the eye — see also rod cell)

sekoitussauva

(stirring rod)

tanko

(straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

tanko

(connector, part of a machine)

vapa

(fishing rod or pole)

vitsa

(stick or bundle used for punishment)

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