punakynä

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • red pencil, especially one used to delete items from a list, budget etc., or to censor a text; often used figuratively of an act of deletion or censorship disregarding the means used

Etymology

Compound from Finnish puna (red, the color red, blush) + Finnish kynä (pencil, pen, feather, pencil's, kyn).

Origin

Finnish

kynä

Gloss

pencil, pen, feather, pencil's, kyn

Concept
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Modern world

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