Pluck

"Pluck" in Finnish

sinnikkyys

(nerve, fortitude, persistence)

kiskaista

(to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

kyniä

(to remove feathers from a bird)

nykäistä

(to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

näppäillä

(music: to play a single string by pulling and then releasing it)

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