kynsi

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • nail, fingernail, toenail thin, horny plate
  • claw
  • clove any of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic
  • talon sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal
  • (nautical) bill extremity of the arm of an anchor
  • (music) plectrum in harpsichord, the part at the end of a jack that plucks the cord

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *künci inherited from Proto-Uralic *künče (fingernail, toenail).

Origin

Proto-Uralic

*künče

Gloss

fingernail, toenail

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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