työväki

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • workforce, workers as a collective.
  • The genitive form of the word, työväen, is used in compound terms in the sense pertaining to the workers or working class. May be translated as labour, workers, or blue-collar.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish väki (people, folks, crowd, folk, strength, power).

Origin

Finnish

väki

Gloss

people, folks, crowd, folk, strength, power

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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