varvi

Borrowed from Swedish varv (“turn, revolution; full circle; layer; wharf”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrʋi/, [ˈʋɑ̝rʋi]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋi
• Hyphenation^(key): var‧vi

varvi

1. (colloquial) revolution

   Synonym: kierros

   Hondan kone ottaa kevyesti 15.000 varvia minuutissa.

   Honda's engine makes easily 15,000 revolutions per minute.

2. (colloquial, construction) round (complete layer of construction material)

   Synonyms: kerta, kerros, kierros

   tiilivarvi ― round of bricks

   hirsivarvi ― round of logs

3. (colloquial, knitting) row

   Synonym: kerros

4. (colloquial) wharf, shipyard, boatyard

   Synonym: telakka

5. (vulgar) bonking, screwing; round (of sexual activity)
   • 1961 [1951], J.D. Salinger, translated by Pentti Saarikoski, Sieppari ruispellossa [The Catcher in the Rye], →OCLC, page 103:

     — Ohho. No, mitä sä sanot? Kiinnostaaks? Viis dollaria varvi. Viistoista koko yö.

     [original: "Uh huh. Well, how 'bout it? Y'innarested? Five bucks a throw. Fifteen bucks the whole night."]

• “varvi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

• Virva

varvi

1. plural of varva