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vanki.

prisoner, captive

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑŋki/[ˈʋɑ̝ŋk̟i]
  1. prisoner, captive

    olosuhteiden vanki
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Swedish fange (compare Swedish fånge), itself from Middle Low German vangen (“captive”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fangōną.

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