hakkaa päälle
Finnish
Etymology
From hakkaa (“beat, whack”) + päälle (“onto, on top of”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑkːɑːˣ ˈpæːlːeˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝kːɑ̝ːp̚ ˈpæːlːe̞(ʔ)]
Interjection
- (idiomatic) A warcry.
- 1954, Väinö Linna, Tuntematon sotilas[1], →ISBN, English translation by Liesl Yamaguchi[2]:
- – Hakkaa päälle pohjan poika! Eteenpäin pojat... Tulta munille. Kimppuun pojat!
- ‘Cut them down, Kaleva! Advance! Shoot for their nuts. Charge!’