kunnia.
honor, honour (respect, favorable reputation; dignity; sense of self-worth)
Meaning & usage
honor, honour (respect, favorable reputation; dignity; sense of self-worth)
Hänen kunniansa on kyseessä.
Minulla on lahja sinulle tämän päivän kunniaksi.
distinction, honor (privilege, feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better)
Minulla oli kunnia istua suurlähettilään vieressä.
Hänellä oli kunnia tavata kuningatar.
credit, honor (recognition and respect for one's achievements)
antaa kunnia sinne, minne kunnia kuuluu
Minä tein työn, mutta hän otti kunnian.
glory
honorary
kunniamaininta
kunniajäsen
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *kunnija (compare Ingrian kunnia, Karelian kunnivo, Votic kunnia), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kunją (compare Old Norse kyn, English kin). The meaning shifted from “family, clan” to “noble family, family honor” and finally to “honor”, perhaps by influence from Swedish ära, heder, honnör, German Ehre.
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