maanalainen

Finnish

adj
Definitions
  • underground below the ground
  • underground hidden, furtive, secret
  • subterranean below the ground

Etymology

Compound from Finnish maa (land, earth, country, ground, soil, of land, nation, of earth, country's, earth's, of country) + Finnish alainen (sub-, subject to, lying underneath, lying under, subordinate, underwear, underneath, -sub).

Origin

Finnish

alainen

Gloss

sub-, subject to, lying underneath, lying under, subordinate, underwear, underneath, -sub

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