saakeli

Finnish

Etymology

Minced form of saatana, possibly influenced by perkele.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːkeli/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ːk̟e̞li]
• Rhymes: -ɑːkeli
• Syllabification^(key): saa‧ke‧li

Interjection

saakeli

1. damn!

Synonyms

• saakuri, pentele, helkkari
• perkele (stronger)
• pahus, pirskatti (milder)

Derived terms

• juukeli
• saakelisti

 

compounds

• saakelinmoinen

 

Further reading

• “saakeli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• askelia