välipäivä

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • day off day in which a person does not do whatever would keep them busy otherwise
  • off day day in which a person is not performing up to their usual level of ability
  • (in plural) boxing week days between Christmas and New Year

Etymology

Compound from Finnish väli (intermediate, middle-, gap, middle, intermediate space, a gap, space between objects, space between, temporary, opening, interval) + Finnish päivä (day, of the day, date, day's, sun, days).

Origin

Finnish

päivä

Gloss

day, of the day, date, day's, sun, days

Concept
Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

日, 陽

Emoji

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