takaperoinen

Finnish

adj
Definitions
  • backward (of a movement)
  • illogical, unpractical, backward, topsy-turvy (of a way of thinking or doing things)

Etymology

Affix from Finnish perä (origin, back, hind, rear, remote, back-end, tail end, stern, butt, rear aft part of anything, behind, aft, tail).

Origin

Finnish

perä

Gloss

origin, back, hind, rear, remote, back-end, tail end, stern, butt, rear aft part of anything, behind, aft, tail

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Other

Kanji

尾

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