torni

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • tower
  • spire (tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form)
  • (chess) rook

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish torn (tower) derived from Latin turris (tower, rook, a tower).

Origin

Latin

turris

Gloss

tower, rook, a tower

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

楼, 塔

Emoji
🗼

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