päänvaiva

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (figurative) headache, trouble, pain nuisance, unpleasant problem, thing or person

Etymology

Affix from Finnish pää (head, main, end, tip, top, crest, headed, main etc, head's, chief, of head, primary, in the head, principal) + Finnish vaiva (ailment, trouble, inconvenience).

Origin

Finnish

vaiva

Gloss

ailment, trouble, inconvenience

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