kielenalainen

Finnish

adj
Definitions
  • (anatomy) sublingual located beneath the tongue

Etymology

Compound from Finnish kieli (language, tongue, string, with languages, of language, of the tongue, of a tongue) + Finnish alainen (sub-, subject to, lying underneath, lying under, subordinate, underwear, underneath, -sub).

Origin

Finnish

alainen

Gloss

sub-, subject to, lying underneath, lying under, subordinate, underwear, underneath, -sub

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