maamerkki

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • landmark recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation
  • seamark elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners

Etymology

Compound from Finnish maa (land, earth, country, ground, soil, of land, nation, of earth, country's, earth's, of country) + 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

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