karja

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • cattle (domesticated bovine animals); sometimes with a specifier: nautakarja (nautakarja), lehmikarja (lehmikarja)
  • other domesticated animals kept for food; in this sense usually with a specifier: siipikarja (siipikarja), porokarja (porokarja) etc.
  • stock, livestock (farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation collectively)
  • (rare) herd, flock
  • (figuratively) wild animals used for food

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *karja derived from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (army, warrior, commander, host).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*harjaz

Gloss

army, warrior, commander, host

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

将

Emoji
🪖

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