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Joukahainen
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Finnish
Etymology
fi. Has been compared with dialectal fi joukhanen swan (fi joukahainen) and, on the other hand, with dialectal fi joukea smooth, slender.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Finnish mythology One of the main characters in Kalevala, the Finnish national epic.
1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 6:129-134:
fi Tuossa nuori Joukahainen / Jo vähän ajattelevi, / Pikkuisen piättelevi: / Käsi käski ampumahan, / Käsi käski, toinen kielti, / Sormet suoniset pakotti. At these words young Joukahainen / Tried to think the matter over / And it stopped him for a while: / His hands are undecided now, / One says "go", the other "no", / Till his finger muscles ache.
A database of Finnish words, maintained by the University of Turku, named after the mythological character.
Declension
sg Joukahai a
fi Finnic mythology