potkurivirta

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (nautical) prop wash flow of water or air pushed by a propeller, whether aftward or foreward
  • (nautical) backwash aftward flow of water or air pushed by a propeller

Etymology

Compound from Finnish potkuri (propeller) + Finnish virta (current, stream, flow, river, river's).

Origin

Finnish

virta

Gloss

current, stream, flow, river, river's

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

川, 河

Emoji
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