käpykaarti

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (during the Finnish : Civil Civil War in 1918) The group of Reds who hid themselves in the forest (literally: the "Cone Guard").
  • (during the : Continuation War in 1941—1944) The group of (Finnish) deserters who hid themselves in the forest (literally: the "Cone Guard").

Etymology

Compound from Finnish käpy (cone, conifer cone) + Finnish kaarti (guard).

Origin

Finnish

kaarti

Gloss

guard

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
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