hyvä veli
Finnish
editEtymology
edithyvä (“good, dear”) + veli (“brother”)
Noun
edit- A salutation used at the beginning of a friendly, often confidential letter from male to male; abbreviation H.V..
- Used attributively to make a reference to cronyism; notably in expressions hyvä veli -järjestelmä and hyvä veli -verkosto.
Declension
edit- Both words are inflected.
Derived terms
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