ļipa

Borrowed either from Livonian lip (“weather vane, sheep tail”) or from Estonian lipp, both from Proto-Finnic *lippu.

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ļipa f (4th declension)

1. (anatomy) short tail, scut

   zaķa ļipa ― hare tail

   aitas ļipa ― sheep tail

   kazas ļipa ― goat tail

Basically, ļipa refers to short tails like a rabbit's, while aste refers to long tails like a horse's.

• aste