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hankala.

difficult, challenging, tricky, inconvenient (hard, not easy, requiring much effort)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈhɑŋkɑlɑ/[ˈhɑ̝ŋkɑ̝lɑ̝]
  1. difficult, challenging, tricky, inconvenient (hard, not easy, requiring much effort)

  2. cumbersome, troublesome, burdensome, wearisome (requiring much work)

  3. awkward (not easily managed or effected)

Where this word comes from

hanka (“fork”) + -la, probably through the sense of something forked snagging, causing resistance.

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