saakeli
Finnish
Etymology
Minced form of saatana, possibly influenced by perkele.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑːkeli/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ːk̟e̞li]
- Rhymes: -ɑːkeli
- Syllabification(key): saa‧ke‧li
- Hyphenation(key): saa‧ke‧li
Interjection
saakeli
- damn!
Synonyms
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “saakeli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023