lainausmerkki

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • quotation mark, quote
  • ditto mark, or shortly ditto, when used to indicate repetition or likeness e.g. in a list

Etymology

Affix from Finnish lainaus (quotation) + Finnish merkki (mark, sign, brand, character, signal, symbol, label).

Origin

Finnish

merkki

Gloss

mark, sign, brand, character, signal, symbol, label

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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