kumpu

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • A hummock, hillock (small natural elevation of earth, generally smaller than kukkula (hill), larger than kumpare (knoll)).
  • A mound (small, rounded, artificial elevation of earth).

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *kumpu inherited from Proto-Uralic *kumpa (wave).

Origin

Proto-Uralic

*kumpa

Gloss

wave

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

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