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renki.

farmhand, farmboy

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈreŋki/[ˈre̞ŋk̟i]
  1. farmhand, farmboy

    historical
  2. servant, underling, minion

    figuratively
    tuli on hyvä renki, mutta huono isäntä
  3. a boychild (term of endearment "own son")

    obsolete
  4. ellipsis of taksirenki

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Swedish dräng. Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552), originally as trenki. Sense 3 is inspired by Norwegian dreng (“a boy, lad”).

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