mustekala

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • Any of the coleoid species, which form the taxonomic subclass Coleoidea (mustekalat); including e.g.octopus, squid (calamari), cuttlefish.
  • bungee elastic fabric-bound strap with a hook at each end
  • octopus tag children's game in which on every turn players run from one end of a the playfield to another, with an in-field player tagging players which then become stationary taggers themselves

Etymology

Compound from Finnish muste (ink) + Finnish kala (fish, fish's, of the fish, of fish).

Origin

Finnish

kala

Gloss

fish, fish's, of the fish, of fish

Concept
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Animals

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Kanji

魚

Emoji
🍥 🎣 🐠 🐡 🦈

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