kotipesä

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (literally) the nest that is the home of a young of an animal
  • (pesäpallo) home base
  • (baseball) home plate
  • (business) home base (headquarters)

Etymology

Compound from Finnish koti (home, of home) + Finnish pesä (nest, hive, of an estate, base).

Origin

Finnish

pesä

Gloss

nest, hive, of an estate, base

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
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