jänne

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (anatomy) tendon, sinew
  • (archery) bowstring, string
  • (geometry) chord straight line between two points of a curve
  • (geomorphology) a dry area of a bog between quagmires or ponds

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *jändek inherited from Proto-Uralic *jänte (sinew).

Origin

Proto-Uralic

*jänte

Gloss

sinew

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