viiksikarva

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • A single hair of a moustache.
  • A whisker (one of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of an animal, e.g. a cat).

Etymology

Compound from Finnish viiksi (whisker, half of a moustache) + Finnish karva (hair, hairy, fur).

Origin

Finnish

karva

Gloss

hair, hairy, fur

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

毛

Emoji
👱 👱‍♀️ 👱‍♂️ 🦳

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