alku — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beginning noun The point or period at which something starts.
- birth noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
- commencement noun The beginning or start of something (formal).
- edge noun The outer boundary or line where something ends.
- embryo noun An organism in the earliest stage of development, before it is recognizably formed — in humans, roughly the first eight weeks after conception.
- genesis noun The origin or beginning of something.
- inception noun The beginning or establishment of something.
- offset noun Something that balances out or compensates for something else.
- opening noun A gap or hole that allows passage or access.
- prefatory adj Serving as a preface or prelude; introductory, preliminary.
- prime adj Of the highest quality or importance; excellent.
- primeval adj Belonging to the earliest ages of the world; ancient and primitive.
- primordial adj Existing from the very beginning; original and fundamental.
- seed noun A small hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow.
- start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.
Senses
alku is used for these senses in English:
- beginning (uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
- beginning That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
- beginning That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
- beginning The initial portion of some extended thing.
- birth (countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.
- commencement The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
- edge The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)
- embryo In humans, usually the cell growth of the child within the mother's body, through the end of the seventh week of pregnancy.
birth — full definition
- noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
- noun The start or origin of something.
- verb To give birth to, or to bring something into existence.