grain in Finnish
grain in Finnish is jyvä, vilja, syy — grain means the edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
grain in Finnish
jyvä
(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
vilja
(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
jyvä
vilja
(countable, uncountable) The crops from which grain is harvested.
syy
(uncountable) A linear texture of a material or surface.
jyvä
(countable) A single particle of a substance.
jyvänen
(countable) A single particle of a substance.
graani
(countable) Any of various small units of mass originally notionally based on grain's weight, variously standardized at different places and times, including
kide
(materials) A region within a material having a single crystal structure or direction.
kokenilli
A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple.
martiopuoli
The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side.
mäski
(in the plural) The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum.
luonne
Temper; natural disposition; inclination.
rakeisuus
(photography, videography) Visual texture in processed photographic film due to the presence of small particles of a metallic silver, or dye clouds, developed from silver halide that have received enough photons.
rakeistaa
(transitive) To make granular; to form into grains.
ootrata
(intransitive) To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.
rakeutua
(intransitive) To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.
ruokkia viljalla
(intransitive) To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.
ootrata
To texture a surface in imitation of the grain of a substance such as wood.
poistaa karva
(tanning) To remove the hair or fat from a skin.
pehmittää
(tanning) To soften leather.
kantaa hedelmää
To yield fruit.
What does "grain" mean?
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noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
"The ship carried grain from the farms to the hungry cities across the sea."
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noun A single small hard particle, such as a grain of sand or salt.
"Not a grain of salt was left in the shaker."
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noun The natural pattern of lines or texture in wood, stone, or other materials.
"The grain in this oak panel runs in long, straight lines."
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noun A very small unit of weight, historically based on the weight of a grain of wheat.
"An old pharmacist's scale could weigh medicines down to a single grain."
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grain in a sentence
- The ship carried grain from the farms to the hungry cities across the sea.
- Farmers hauled in the year's grain harvest before the storm hit.
- Not a grain of salt was left in the shaker.
- The sand felt rough, and every grain seemed to cling to my skin.
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What is "grain" in Finnish?
"grain" in Finnish is jyvä, vilja, syy. grain means: The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
How do you use "grain" in a sentence?
Example: "The ship carried grain from the farms to the hungry cities across the sea." In Finnish, "grain" is jyvä, vilja, syy.
Are there other ways to say "grain" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 18 translations listed for "grain": jyvä, vilja, syy, jyvänen, graani, kide.
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