karku

Finnish

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Definitions
  • flight (escape); mostly used in inessive and illative singular like an adverb, for usage see karussa (karussa), karkuun (karkuun).
  • high or full speed, gallop; mostly used idiomatically in the expression täyttä karkua (at full speed).

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish karata (escape, leap).

Origin

Finnish

karata

Gloss

escape, leap

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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