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Finnish
Etymology
Sound-symbolic word, perhaps inspired by nysä.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
nysty
- bump, nodule, protrusion, lump (small rounded mass or irregular shape protruding out of something)
Strutsin nahan tunnistaa nystyjen, eli tyhjien höyhentuppien kuviosta.- Ostrich leather is distinctive for its pattern of bumps or vacant quill follicles.
- (anatomy) tubercle (round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth)
Monilla rasvakalalajeilla on syylämäisiä luunystyjä päässään ja ruumiissaan.- Many lumpsucker species have bony, wart-like tubercles adorning the head and body.
- (anatomy) papilla
- kielen pinnassa olevat nystyt ― papillae on the surface of the tongue
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- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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