üdi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "udi"

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *üdin, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wideme. Cognate with Finnish ydin (core, kernel; marrow), Karelian yjin, Livvi üdin, Northern Sami ađa ((bone with) marrow) (from Proto-Samic *ëδëm), Erzya удем (uďem, brain, intellect; marrow), Eastern Mari вем (vem, brain; marrow), Udmurt виым (viym, brain; marrow), Komi-Zyrian вем (vem, brain; marrow), Khanty вэԓǝм (wèḷǝm, marrow; brain; core), Mansi ва̄лм (wālm, brain; marrow) and Hungarian velő (brain; marrow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈyd̥i/, [ˈyd̥ʲi]
  • Rhymes: -yd̥i
  • Hyphenation: ü‧di

Noun

üdi (genitive üdi, partitive üdi)

  1. marrow, bone marrow (Medulla ossium)
    Synonyms: luuüdi, kondiüdi
    1. core, point, essence
      loo üdithe point of the story

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • üdikas

Compounds

References

  • üdi in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), üdi”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
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