värkätä

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (informal) to tinker to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish verka (work).

Origin

Swedish

verka

Gloss

work

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
✂️ 🏗️

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