turpa.
muzzle (protruding part of an ungulate's head)
Meaning & usage
muzzle (protruding part of an ungulate's head)
mouth, face, trap
antaa turpaan / vetää turpaan / lyödä turpaan
saada turpaansa / ottaa turpaansa / tulla turpaan / tulla turpiin
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *turpa, from Proto-Finno-Permic *turpa. Cognates include Erzya турва (turva, “lip”), Moksha търва (tərva, “lip”), Western Mari тӱрвӧ (türvö, “lip”), Udmurt тырпы (tyrpy, “lip”), and Komi-Permyak тырп (tyrp, “lip”).
European chub, chub, common chub, Squalius cephalus (syn. Leuciscus cephalus)
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *turpa, possibly the same as turpa (etymology 1), but this is uncertain due to the distributions of the two words not lining up.
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