punakapina

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • A politically loaded term for the Civil Finnish Civil War, literally the “Red Rebellion”.

Etymology

Affix from Finnish puna (red, the color red, blush) + Finnish kapina (rebellion, uprising).

Origin

Finnish

kapina

Gloss

rebellion, uprising

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