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mesikämmen

noun

LanguageKarelian

Meaning
  1. bear (Ursus arctos)
  2. bear
  3. A large wild animal that eats berries and fish. This is a traditional or poetic name for a bear.
Examples

Mesikämmen nukkuu talvella.

The bear sleeps in the winter.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis word is a traditional euphemism for a bear, literally meaning 'honey-palm'.

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mesikämmen in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.