jalkapiikki

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • caltrop small metal object with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to passers-by

Etymology

Compound from Finnish jalka (foot, leg, legfoot, footed, by feet, -footed) + Finnish piikki (spike, spine, thorn, tine, twenty-five, referring to the shape of the horns of these deer, modified from the noun piikki - spike, number 25).

Origin

Finnish

piikki

Gloss

spike, spine, thorn, tine, twenty-five, referring to the shape of the horns of these deer, modified from the noun piikki - spike, number 25

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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