kärkipää

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • top end best performers in an art, sport, business etc. collectively
  • (attributively) top notch very good, of the highest quality, among the best

Etymology

Compound from Finnish kärki (point, lead, top, tip) + Finnish pää (head, main, end, tip, top, crest, headed, main etc, head's, chief, of head, primary, in the head, principal).

Origin

Finnish

pää

Gloss

head, main, end, tip, top, crest, headed, main etc, head's, chief, of head, primary, in the head, principal

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

頭

Emoji
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