hullujenhuone

Finnish

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Definitions
  • (informal) madhouse, nuthouse, nutfarm, funny farm house where insane persons are confined, a mental hospital
  • madhouse, nuthouse place exhibiting stereotypical characteristics of such a house

Etymology

Compound from Finnish hullu (crazy, freak, mad, enthusiast, addict, of a crazy, madman) + Finnish huone (room, huone, of room, historically also house).

Origin

Finnish

huone

Gloss

room, huone, of room, historically also house

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

室, 房

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