velkaorja

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) indentured servant (debt bondage worker)
  • (by extension) debt slave (someone heavily in debt, an indebted person)

Etymology

Compound from Finnish velka (debt) + Finnish orja (slave).

Origin

Finnish

orja

Gloss

slave

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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