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hässäkkä

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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häs(s)- +‎ -äkkä, from the same sound-symbolic root as dialectal häsy.[1] Sense "vulva" inspired by hässiä.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hässäkkä

  1. hassle, palaver, ruckus
    Synonyms: hulina, touhu
  2. kerfuffle (disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion or tumult)
    Synonym: hulina
  3. spaghetti (something tangled or intertwined)
    johtohässäkkäcable spaghetti
  4. (slang) Synonym of makaronipata (macaroni stew).
  5. (euphemistic) Synonym of pillu (pussy).

Declension

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Possessive forms of hässäkkä (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)

References

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  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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