Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Finnish term or phrase:
hälläkkä
English translation:
flibbertigibbet
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Aug 20, 2010 15:42
13 yrs ago
Finnish term
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hälläkkä
Finnish to English
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This is an insult, directed by a man at his wife
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| 5 +1 | flibbertigibbet |
Outi Pollari
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| 4 | rumpus |
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flibbertigibbet
I guess your source is Aleksis Kivi, am I right? This word is no longer widely used, may not have ever been a commonplace word. At least I have not heard it in speech. According to Nykysuomen sanakirja, hälläkkä is used only on girls (or women) and mean "hepsankeikka", "heilakka", "turhanpäiväinen lörpöttelijä" and "hupakko".
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rumpus
Just for the record, the word also means the same as hämminki or äläkkä, in fact it is probably based on these two words.
If the word refers to a woman, it probably means somebody who is causing a rumpus.
If the word refers to a woman, it probably means somebody who is causing a rumpus.
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