jäärä

Finnish

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Definitions
  • (archaic) ram male sheep, especially one that is uncastrated
  • (alternative form of) jääräpää
  • old man, especially one whose physical strength is high for his age
  • Many longhorn longhorn beetles (family Cerambycidae) have jäärä in their common name, see sarvijäärä (longhorn beetle).

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *jäärä.

Origin

Proto-Finnic

*jäärä

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