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kurki.

crane, Grus grus (large wading bird)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkurki/[ˈkurk̟i]
  1. crane, Grus grus (large wading bird)

  2. Any bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes.

  3. stilt or handle of a plough

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kurki, from Proto-Uralic *kurke, itself an onomatopoeic word. Cognates include Estonian kurg, Northern Sami guorga and Erzya карго (kargo).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.