pakki
Finnish
p
Definitions
- A short form of työkalupakki, which is a box designed to serve as a portable tool storage, a tool box.
- (colloquial) Reverse, in the sense of reverse gear.
- (nautical) If a sailing vessel or any of its sails is in such position relative to the wind that the wind blows from the wrong side of a sail, the sail is said to be pakilla (adessive case of the noun pakki).
- (military) mess kit, A metal container belonging to a soldier's field equipment. The container serves as a cooking vessel and the top doubles as a cup.
- (colloquial) A defending player in various ballgames; a defenceman; a defender.
- (colloquial) The event of getting rejected, especially by the opposite sex when approaching her/him. Normally used in plural, pakit.
- (colloquial) The head of a person.
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish back (saw).
Origin
Swedish
back
Gloss
saw
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- back English
- kalu Finnish
- kalupakki Finnish
- kenttä Finnish
- kenttäpakki Finnish
- pakittaa Finnish
- takapakkia Finnish
- työkalu Finnish
- työkalupakki Finnish
- back Swedish
- ryggsåg Swedish