kuva.
picture, figure (representation of visible reality produced by e.g. drawing)
Meaning & usage
picture, figure (representation of visible reality produced by e.g. drawing)
image (graphical or mental representation)
photograph, photo
kuva kissasta
frame (single picture in a video or other moving picture)
video (the visual part of a motion picture, as opposed to the audio)
image (subset of codomain)
decoy
image, likeness
image, appearance, portrayal, description
(mental) image, impression
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *kuva, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skuwwô (“shadow, reflection”) (whence Swedish skugga (“shadow”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰 (skuggwa, “mirror”)).
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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.