sänky

Finnish

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Definitions
  • bed, bedstead
  • (euphemism) sex, especially in the expressions mennä sänkyyn (mennä sänkyyn), olla sängyssä (olla sängyssä), which both have the sense have sex in addition to the literal sense, compare go to bed with.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish säng (bed) derived from Old Swedish siang derived from Old Norse sæing (bed).

Origin

Old Norse

sæing

Gloss

bed

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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