jalohaukka

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • A bird of prey of the taxonomic family Falconidae, which includes eleven genera of falcons, falconets and caracaras.
  • A bird of the genus Falco within the family Falconidae, which includes falcons, kestrels, hobbies, and the merlin.
  • In plural (jalohaukat) the family Falconidae or the genus Falco.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish jalo (noble, precious, king of the beasts, i.e) + Finnish haukka (hawk, falcon).

Origin

Finnish

haukka

Gloss

hawk, falcon

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

鷹

Emoji

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