määränpää

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • destination the place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent

Etymology

Compound from Finnish määrä (amount, number, count, quantity, end, target, obligation, goal, purpose) + 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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