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Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | Finnish term or phrase: hälläkkä | | This is an insult, directed by a man at his wife |
| | | flibbertigibbet | Explanation:
I guess your source is Aleksis Kivi, am I right? This word is no longer widely used, may not have ever been a commonplace word. At least I have not heard it in speech. According to Nykysuomen sanakirja, hälläkkä is used only on girls (or women) and mean "hepsankeikka", "heilakka", "turhanpäiväinen lörpöttelijä" and "hupakko". |
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