mahanpuru
Finnish
noun
Definitions
- (pathology) stomachache, collywobbles
- (figuratively) collywobbles anxiety, fear
Etymology
Compound from Finnish mahan (of the stomach) + Finnish puru (persistent, especially in stomach, gnawing pain).
Origin
Finnish
puru
Gloss
persistent, especially in stomach, gnawing pain
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kahvinpuru Finnish
- kutterinpuru Finnish
- kutteripuru Finnish
- mahan Finnish
- purra Finnish
- puru Finnish
- puruimuri Finnish
- purukasa Finnish
- purukumi Finnish
- puruluu Finnish
- purupihka Finnish
- purupinta Finnish
- pururata Finnish
- purutabletti Finnish
- purutupakka Finnish
- sahanpuru Finnish
- vatsanpuru Finnish
- *puru Proto-Finnic