hákarl
Icelandic
/haːkar(t)l/, /hauː.kartl/
noun
Definitions
- a Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus
- any shark (scaleless cartilaginous fish)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse hákarl (shark, a shark) prefix from Icelandic karl (man, a male, a man).
Origin
Icelandic
karl
Gloss
man, a male, a man
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
男, 夫, 士