vastasukaan
Finnish
pronunciation
Definitions
- (figuratively) against the grain unwillingly, reluctantly, contrary to one's nature, often with m
Etymology
Prefix from Finnish suka (currycomb, pig bristle).
Origin
Finnish
suka
Gloss
currycomb, pig bristle
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hevossuka Finnish
- myötäsukaan Finnish
- suka Finnish
- sukasauma Finnish
- sukaspintainen Finnish
- suorasukainen Finnish
- vastasukainen Finnish
- *suka Proto-Finnic