skeglu
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From kekäle (“ember”), once used in slang to refer to knives (through the meaning "hot").[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]skeglu
- (Helsinki slang) A puukko (Nordic hunting knife).
References
[edit]- ^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN