kaunis

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • beautiful

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *kaunis derived from Proto-Germanic *skauniz (beautiful, shining, shiny) root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (perceive, pay attention, hear, observe, heed, look, take note of, feel).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kewh₁-

Gloss

perceive, pay attention, hear, observe, heed, look, take note of, feel

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

聞

Emoji
👂️ 🙉 🧏

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