virsikirja

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • hymnal, hymnary, hymnbook collection of hymns in book format
  • (nautical) wing and wing, goose wing position of sails in a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat

Etymology

Compound from Finnish virsi (psalm, hymn) + Finnish kirja (book, letter, embroidery, pattern, mark).

Origin

Finnish

kirja

Gloss

book, letter, embroidery, pattern, mark

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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