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nokka.

beak, bill, rostrum (anatomical structure of birds)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnokːɑ/[ˈno̞kːɑ̝]
  1. beak, bill, rostrum (anatomical structure of birds)

    Tuolla linnulla on terävä nokka.
  2. beak (any beaklike object)

  3. beak (human nose)

    derogatory
    Niistä nokkasi.
    Pitäkää nokkanne erossa minun asioistani!
  4. nose, front of an object, e.g. a car or another vehicle

    Käänsimme auton nokan kohti kotia.
    Lentokoneen nokka osoitti kohti taivasta.
  5. spout, lip (channel through which a liquid is poured from a container)

    Kannun nokka on hieman likainen.
  6. top, tip (the far end of many long objects, such as a pier, pole, crane, boom, stick or peninsula)

    Laitan makkaran tikun nokkaan.
  7. cam, tappet (lever or projection intended to tap or touch something)

  8. ness (promontory, cape or headland; often used in place names)

    Helsingin Katajanokan kaupunginosa on rakennettu 1800- ja 1900-lukujen vaihteessa jugend-tyyliin.
  9. kakabeak (any plant of the genus Clianthus)

  10. drop

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *nokka (compare Estonian nokk, Karelian n'okka, Votic nokkõ), possibly from Proto-Uralic *nokka.

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