vaivaisukko

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • pauper statue alms box in the form of carved wooden statue on the outside wall of a church in Finland and in Sweden, erected from the 17th to 19th century for collecting money for the poor

Etymology

Affix from Finnish vaivainen (of cripple, paltry) + Finnish ukko (old man, old man's, gaffer).

Origin

Finnish

ukko

Gloss

old man, old man's, gaffer

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

翁

Emoji

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