meri

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • sea a single area or the seas altogether

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *meri derived from Proto-Indo-European *móri (sea, lake, body of water, standing water).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*móri

Gloss

sea, lake, body of water, standing water

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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