terävä

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • sharp
  • smart, clever, bright, quick-witted
  • (geometry) acute of an angle, less than 90 degrees
  • (botany) acute of the tip or base of a leaf, pointed, having a short sharp apex angled less than 90°

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *teräbä suffix from Finnish terä (edge, blade).

Origin

Finnish

terä

Gloss

edge, blade

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Person/Thing

Kanji

端, 縁

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