puunenä

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (idiomatic) A symbol of a liar; a person may be said to have or get a "wooden nose", if he/she is caught of lying.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish puu (tree, wood, timber, wooden, of wood, log) + Finnish nenä (nose).

Origin

Finnish

nenä

Gloss

nose

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

鼻

Emoji
🐽 👃 🤥 🥸

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