vesiraja

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • waterfront the line that separates a body of water from the dry land, or the land in the immediate vicinity of it
  • (nautical) waterline line formed by the surface of the water on the hull of a ship when she is afloat
  • waterline line showing where the water has been
  • (colloquial) The imaginary line at the waist, below which the pubic hair grows.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish vesi (water, of water, water-) + Finnish raja (border, limit, boundary).

Origin

Finnish

raja

Gloss

border, limit, boundary

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

端

Emoji

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