isoveli

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • big brother somebody's elder brother
  • Big Brother unwarranted and invasive government surveillance of its citizens

Etymology

Compound from Finnish iso (large, big, iso-, great, mainsail, main, grand, major) + Finnish veli (brother, brother's).

Origin

Finnish

veli

Gloss

brother, brother's

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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