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Saarepiiga (Saarepiiga)
In common parlance Saaremaa- or island-girl: piga is a dated term for girl, (serving-)maid in Swedish, although this one was probably the Isle Maiden that Kalevipoeg, ever the gentleman, frightened into drowning herself in Canto IV. Their relationship is very far from clear: did he ‘seduce’ her, or was she ashamed for, ahem, coveting his (?) “shining silver spear”? Was she his sister or his aunt? Did he fall asleep too soon and snore? Renamed (1979-1995) as Kangelaste during the Soviet occupation. Part of a magico-mythological group. See Varraku.
Saarepuu (Saarepuu)
Alternative name for harilik saar, ash, European or common ash, Fraxinus excelsior.
Saariku (Saarik)
Here, ash grove, but also means small island.
Saarvahtra (Saarvaher)
This is a N American tree, Acer negundo, commonly known as box elder, ash-leaved maple, maple ash and variants such as black ash, cutleaf maple, red river maple, stinking ash, Manitoba maple in Canada and, in Russia, American maple.
