kyynärpää

Finnish

(index ky)

Etymology

Compound of kyynärä +‎ pää.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈkyːnærˌpæː]
  • Hyphenation: kyy‧när‧pää
  • Rhymes: -æː

Noun

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kyynärpää

  1. (anatomy) An elbow
  2. The tip of an elbow.

Declension

Usage notes

  • Kyynärpää may refer to the elbow area as a whole or to the tip of it, whereas kyynärnivel refers to the elbow joint as the internal organ which connects the humerus, radius and ulna. Both may be translated as "elbow" into English. The term elbow-joint is sometimes used of kyynärnivel.

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