piikkiviulu

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (music) spike fiddle

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 viulu (violin).

Origin

Finnish

viulu

Gloss

violin

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