linnunrata

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • Milky Way, as the broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky
  • (colloquial) galaxy

Etymology

Compound from Finnish lintu (bird, bird's) + Finnish rata (track, railroad, rail, rairoad track, path).

Origin

Finnish

rata

Gloss

track, railroad, rail, rairoad track, path

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

道, 路

Emoji

Timeline

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