kuono

From Proto-Finnic *koono (compare Estonian koon, Votic koono), likely borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚷᛟᚾᛟ (*gōnō).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuo̯no/, [ˈkuo̞̯no̞]
• Rhymes: -uono
• Hyphenation^(key): kuo‧no

kuono

1. snout, muzzle (protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws)

• In Finnish the word kuono is chiefly used of the muzzle of carnivores, whereas turpa refers to herbivores. The snout of a pig and the trunk of e.g. an elephant are called kärsä.

• kärsä, turpa

• “kuono”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02