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munaskuu

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Finnish

Etymology

munas- (egg) + kuu (fat)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmunɑskuː/, [ˈmunɑ̝s̠kuː]
  • Rhymes: -unɑskuː
  • Syllabification(key): mu‧nas‧kuu
  • Hyphenation(key): mu‧nas‧kuu

Noun

munaskuu

  1. (archaic) kidney
    Synonym: munuainen
  2. (idiomatic, plural only) gut, guts (the imagined seat within the body of instinctive feeling)
    Tunnen munaskuissani, että huomenna on hyvä päivä.
    I feel in my guts that tomorrow will be a great day.
  3. (biblical, idiomatic, archaic) kidney, rein (used in several Biblical passages where God is said to know a person thoroughly; thence used idiomatically)
    tuntea munaskuita myötento know (someone) through and through
    • 1933/1938, Pyhä Raamattu [The Holy Bible], Helsinki: Suomen Pipliaseura, Jeremia (Jeremiah) 20:12:
      Herra Sebaot, sinä joka tutkit vanhurskaan, näet munaskuut ja sydämen (...)
      O Lord of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart (...)
  4. (colloquial, by misconception, plural only) testicles

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • munaskuita myöten (completely, thoroughly)

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