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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *üdin (“bone marrow”) (compare Estonian üdi, Karelian yjin), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wideme (“bone marrow”) (compare Northern Sami ađa (“(bone with) marrow”), Erzya удем (uďem, “marrow; intellect”), Eastern Mari вем (vem, “marrow”), Hungarian velő (“marrow”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
ydin
- core, kernel, nucleus, the central part of something
- Synonyms: sydän, yty, sisus
- ydinperhe ― nuclear family
- (figuratively) core, point, essential content, essence; often with the genitive of asia (“matter, topic”)
- Synonym: juuri
- päästä asian ytimeen ― to get to the point
- (anatomy) the most central, inner part of certain body parts
- luuydin ― bone marrow
- selkäydin ― spinal cord
- (anatomy) quick (sensitive tissue inside a nail)
- (botany) pith (soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees)
- (geology) core (center or inner part of a planet)
- Maapallon ydin jaetaan sisäytimeen ja ulkoytimeen. ― The Earth's core is divided into the inner core and the outer core.
- (physics) nucleus (massive, positively charged core of an atom)
- ydinfysiikka ― nuclear physics
- Atomiydin on atomin keskellä sijaitseva protoneista ja yleensä myös neutroneista koostuva muodostuma. ― The nucleus is the region consisting of protons and usually neutrons at the center of an atom.
- (computing) core (individual computer processor)
- Tämä ohjelma käyttää kaikkia ytimiä. ― This application uses all the cores.
- (mathematics) kernel (set of elements mapped to zero; set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included)
- (computing) kernel (central part of many computer operating systems)
- Linux viittaa Linux-ydintä käyttävien Unixin kaltaisten käyttöjärjestelmien perheeseen. ― Linux refers to the Linux kernel used by the Unix-like family of operating systems.
- (linguistics) nucleus (centre of a syllable)
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Karelian
Noun
ydin
- marrow (of bones)