jumpru
Finnish
noun
Definitions
- (historical) an old measure of volume equal to 0.082 liters, used in Sweden and Finland before adoption of metric system
- (nautical) deadeye
Etymology
Derived from Swedish jungfru (virgin, maiden, maid, the old measure of volume equal to 0.082 liters).
Origin
Swedish
jungfru
Gloss
virgin, maiden, maid, the old measure of volume equal to 0.082 liters
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- juntta Finnish
- jungfru Swedish
- jungfrukälla Swedish
- jungfrutrana Swedish
- källjungfru Swedish
- jungfrú Old Norse