piikkilanka

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • barbed wire

Etymology

Compound from Finnish piikki (spike, spine, thorn, tine, twenty-five, referring to the shape of the horns of these deer, modified from the noun piikki - spike, number 25) + Finnish lanka (thread, yarn, wire).

Origin

Finnish

lanka

Gloss

thread, yarn, wire

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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