jyvä

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • grain, kernel, corn single seed of grain
  • (botany) caryopsis dry fruit typical of the family Poaceae, such as wheat, rice, and corn
  • (botany) achene seed of hay
  • (figuratively) The valuable part of a quantity of apparently similar things.
  • grain, corn, bean single hard particle of a substance
  • bead, patch small marker at the end of a barrel of a gun, used for aiming

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *jüvä derived from Proto-Indo-European *yéwos (barley, cereal, spelt, grain).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*yéwos

Gloss

barley, cereal, spelt, grain

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

穀

Emoji

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