hiidenkirnu
Finnish
noun
Definitions
- (geology) A pothole pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.
Etymology
Compound from Finnish hiisi (devil's, devil) + Finnish kirnu (churn).
Origin
Finnish
kirnu
Gloss
churn
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hiidenmaa Finnish
- hiidenkiuas Finnish
- hiidenkivi Finnish
- hiisi Finnish
- kirnu Finnish
- kirnunmäntä Finnish
- kirnupiimä Finnish
- kirnuta Finnish
- vesihiisi Finnish
- *hiici Proto-Finnic
- kirna Old Swedish