märkäpää

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (paper production) The wet end of a paper machine, i.e. the end from which the fiber mass enters the machine.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish märkä (wet, pus) + Finnish pää (head, main, end, tip, top, crest, headed, main etc, head's, chief, of head, primary, in the head, principal).

Origin

Finnish

pää

Gloss

head, main, end, tip, top, crest, headed, main etc, head's, chief, of head, primary, in the head, principal

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

頭

Emoji
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