silmä silmästä

Finnish

Etymology

Calque of Biblical Hebrew עין תחת עין (ayin tahat ayin); silmä (“eye”) + silmästä (“out of eye”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsilmæ ˈsilmæstæ/, [ˈs̠ilmæ ˈs̠ilmæs̠tæ]

Phrase

silmä silmästä

  1. (idiomatic) eye for an eye
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