päähänpisto

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • A whim, freak, vagary, caprice.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish pää (head, main, end, tip, top, crest, headed, main etc, head's, chief, of head, primary, in the head, principal) + Finnish pisto (sting, stitch, stab, prick).

Origin

Finnish

pisto

Gloss

sting, stitch, stab, prick

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

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