purje

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (nautical) sail; colloquial rag, sheet piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *purjeh derived from Proto-Germanic *buriz (favourable wind, favorable wind, son, male offspring, elevation, hill).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*buriz

Gloss

favourable wind, favorable wind, son, male offspring, elevation, hill

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

丘, 岡, 阜

Emoji

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