akkavalta

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • petticoat government

Etymology

Compound from Finnish akka (of a hag, hag, woman, especially an old one) + Finnish valta (power, authority, domination, might, of power, dominance, rule, country).

Origin

Finnish

valta

Gloss

power, authority, domination, might, of power, dominance, rule, country

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

国

Emoji
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