käsittää

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (transitive) to grasp, catch, reach
  • (transitive) to understand, comprehend, fathom
  • (transitive) to comprise, consist of, include, encompass, cover, span

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish käsi (hand, from hand).

Origin

Finnish

käsi

Gloss

hand, from hand

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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