koira

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • dog
  • dog paddle swimming stroke
  • (military slang) military police

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *koira (male dog) inherited from Proto-Uralic *kojra, *koj(e)-, *koje (male, man).

Origin

Proto-Uralic

*koj(e)-, *koje

Gloss

male, man

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

男, 夫, 士

Emoji
🐏

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