kiinanherhiläinen
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Kiinan (“Chinese”) + herhiläinen (“hornet”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkiːnɑnˌherhilæi̯nen/, [ˈk̟iːnɑ̝nˌhe̞rhiˌlæi̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -æinen
- Syllabification(key): kii‧nan‧her‧hi‧läi‧nen
Noun edit
kiinanherhiläinen
- Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia (largest species of hornet in the world)
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
- tappajaherhiläinen (“murder hornet”) (colloquial)