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kannella.

to file a complaint

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkɑnːelːɑˣ/[ˈkɑ̝nːe̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to file a complaint

    intransitive
  2. to complain about, rat about, tell on

    intransitive
  3. to tattle [with elative ‘about’ and allative ‘to’] (to notify someone of illicit behaviour)

    intransitive
    Siskoni kantelee aina äidilleni tupakanpoltostani.
  4. synonym of kanniskella (“to carry along”) (indifferently)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

kantaa (“to carry, bear”) + -ella (frequentative verb) * (to file a complaint, complain about): Originally as a legal term (before extending to non-legal uses). First attested in c. 1580.

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