jännittää

Finnish

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Definitions
  • to tense to make tense
  • to tension to place an object in tension
  • (bodybuilding) to flex to tighten the muscles for display of size or strength
  • (transitive) to feel excited, nervous; to feel unsure or enthusiastic and a mild fear connected to it

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish jänne (tendon, sinew, bowstring, chord, string, cord).

Origin

Finnish

jänne

Gloss

tendon, sinew, bowstring, chord, string, cord

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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