hopeakylki

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • silverside any small fish of the family taxlink
  • Nickname for anything that has silvery sides, especially another fish, such as silakka (Baltic herring), lohi (salmon), siika (whitefish) or meritaimen (sea trout).

Etymology

Compound from Finnish hopea (silver) + Finnish kylki (side, ribs).

Origin

Finnish

kylki

Gloss

side, ribs

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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