sehnig

German (Berlin)

/ˈzeːnɪç/, /ˈzeːnɪk/

adj
Definitions
  • (meat) sinewy; stringy full of long fibres and hence difficult to chew
  • (person) wiry thin and slender, but tough, such that one can see sinews and muscle fibres under the skin

Etymology

Suffix from German Sehne (tendon, sinew, chord, cord).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Sehne

Gloss

tendon, sinew, chord, cord

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

索

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