sohvannurkka
Finnish
noun
Definitions
- (literally) A corner of a sofa.
- (figuratively) A passive position in relation to one's career and employment.
Etymology
Compound from Finnish sohvan (of a sofa) + Finnish nurkka (corner).
Origin
Finnish
nurkka
Gloss
corner
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
隅
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alanurkka Finnish
- ikoninurkka Finnish
- kotinurkka Finnish
- lyhytnurkka Finnish
- nurkakkain Finnish
- nurkata Finnish
- nurkikkain Finnish
- nurkittain Finnish
- nurkka Finnish
- nurkkahylly Finnish
- nurkkakaappi Finnish
- nurkkakivi Finnish
- nurkkakunta Finnish
- nurkkalista Finnish
- nurkkapatrioottinen Finnish
- nurkkapatriotismi Finnish
- nurkkatapaus Finnish
- nurkkaus Finnish
- pitkänurkka Finnish
- sohvan Finnish
- sohvanurkka Finnish
- tasanurkka Finnish
- *nurkka Proto-Finnic