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katala.

mean, base, vile, devious, heinous

6 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɑtɑlɑ/[ˈkɑ̝t̪ɑ̝lɑ̝]
  1. mean, base, vile, devious, heinous

Where this word comes from

Proto-Finnic *katala. Compare kavala and kamala (from Proto-Finnic *kavala and *kamala) as well as ketale. Cognates include Estonian kadal (“bad, weak, miserable”) and Karelian katala (“pitiful”).

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