kyynärpää

== Finnish == === Etymology === kyynär- (“elbow, forearm”) +‎ pää (“tip, head, end”); compare Karelian kyynäšpiä. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkyːnærˌpæː/, [ˈk̟yːnærˌpæː] Rhymes: -æː Syllabification(key): kyy‧när‧pää Hyphenation(key): kyynär‧pää === Noun === kyynärpää elbow (anatomy) tip of the elbow ==== Usage notes ==== kyynärpää may refer to the elbow area as a whole or to the tip of it, whereas kyynärnivel refers to the elbow joint as the internal organ which connects the humerus, radius and ulna. Both may be translated as "elbow" into English. The term elbow-joint is sometimes used of kyynärnivel. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== kyynärnivel kyynärtaive kyynärvarsi kyynärä === Further reading === “kyynärpää”, 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 2 July 2023