jalopeura

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (archaic) lion

Etymology

Compound from Finnish jalo (noble, precious, king of the beasts, i.e) + Finnish peura (deer, medium-sized deer, any beast of the forest, in a primitive sense, mid-sized deer).

Origin

Finnish

peura

Gloss

deer, medium-sized deer, any beast of the forest, in a primitive sense, mid-sized deer

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

鹿

Emoji
🦌

Timeline

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