maanvaiva

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • Nuisance, pest, scourge (a person or thing).

Etymology

Affix from Finnish maa (land, earth, country, ground, soil, of land, nation, of earth, country's, earth's, of country) + Finnish vaiva (ailment, trouble, inconvenience).

Origin

Finnish

vaiva

Gloss

ailment, trouble, inconvenience

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