vastasukainen
Finnish
p
Definitions
- against the grain
- (figuratively) reluctant
Etymology
Affix from Finnish suka (currycomb, pig bristle).
Origin
Finnish
suka
Gloss
currycomb, pig bristle
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hevossuka Finnish
- myötäsukaan Finnish
- suka Finnish
- sukasauma Finnish
- sukaspintainen Finnish
- suorasukainen Finnish
- vastasukaan Finnish
- *suka Proto-Finnic