tuuliviiri

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • weather vane
  • (figuratively) weathercock one who veers with every change of current opinion

Etymology

Compound from Finnish tuuli (wind, of wind, mood, temper, wind's) + Finnish viiri (pennant).

Origin

Finnish

viiri

Gloss

pennant

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