kyniä

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • to pluck (a bird)
  • (figuratively) to fleece (a person)

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish kynä (pencil, pen, feather, pencil's, kyn).

Origin

Finnish

kynä

Gloss

pencil, pen, feather, pencil's, kyn

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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