revontulet

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • aurora atmospheric phenomenon around magnetic poles of the Earth, created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere
  • northern lights, aurora borealis this phenomenon on the northern hemisphere
  • southern lights, aurora australis this phenomenon on the southern hemisphere

Etymology

Compound from Finnish repo (fox's) + Finnish tuli (fire, of fire, fires, fire-).

Origin

Finnish

tuli

Gloss

fire, of fire, fires, fire-

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
☀️ 🌋 🌞 🐉 🐲 🔥 🕯️ 🚒 🧯

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