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rahvas.

the common people, the lower orders (historically, the common people as opposed to the gentry); rabble, riffraff, vulgus, hoi polloi

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈrɑhʋɑs/[ˈrɑ̝xʋɑ̝s̠]
  1. the common people, the lower orders (historically, the common people as opposed to the gentry); rabble, riffraff, vulgus, hoi polloi

    derogatory · historical · often
  2. people, folks

    humorous
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *rahvas (compare Estonian rahvas (“people”)), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þrawwaz (“full-grown”), in which case a variant of raavas, which has remained closer to the original meaning. Compare the sense development in väki.

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