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ukko.

old man, gaffer

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈukːo/[ˈukːo̞]
  1. old man, gaffer

  2. adult male wood grouse or black grouse

  3. token in a board game, meeple, game piece

    informal
  4. player character in video games

    informal
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *ukko. Probably a Finnic pet form of uros (“man, male”).

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