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vaino.

persecution

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑi̯no/[ˈʋɑ̝i̯no̞]

  1. persecution

  2. persistent harassment

  3. war

    dialectal · obsolete

  4. the feeling of paranoia or anxiety after using recreational drugs, particularly cannabis

    in-plural · slang
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vaino, borrowed from Old East Slavic воина (voina, “war”) (compare Russian война́ (vojná, “war”)). Cognates include Estonian vaen.

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