фи́нка — meaning in English

English meaning

• Finn noun A person from Finland, or someone of Finnish ethnic background.
• knife noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.

Senses

фи́нка is used for these senses in English:

• Finn (by extension) A member of any Finnic nationality, such as (more narrowly) a Baltic Finn such as a Karelian or Estonian, or (more broadly) a Volga Finn or Perm Finn.
• knife A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger.
• puukko A type of sharp, pointed knife of Nordic heritage, with a short blade and flat back; normally worn in a sheath on the waist, and used for woodcrafts or as a hunting knife.

knife — full definition

1. noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.
2. verb To stab or cut someone with a knife.
3. verb To betray someone, especially a political ally.

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