peräaalto

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • The wash (wake of a ship), specifically the large waves produced.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish perä (origin, back, hind, rear, remote, back-end, tail end, stern, butt, rear aft part of anything, behind, aft, tail) + Finnish aalto (wave, of wave).

Origin

Finnish

aalto

Gloss

wave, of wave

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

波

Emoji
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