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punainen.

red

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpunɑi̯nen/[ˈpunɑ̝i̯ne̞n]

  1. red

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *punainën, equivalent to puna (“red”) + -inen.

noun/ˈpunɑi̯nen/[ˈpunɑ̝i̯ne̞n]

  1. red (color)

  2. reds, red lights (traffic signal)

    in-plural · often
    ajaa päin punaisia

  3. the socialists

    archaic · in-plural

  4. "Reds", in the Finnish civil war of 1918, the revolutionary side, as opposed to the valkoiset (“Whites”).

    historical · in-plural
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *punainën, equivalent to puna (“red”) + -inen.

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