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Finnish
Etymology
karhun (“bear's”) + palvelus (“service”); possibly calque of German Bärendienst (“disservice”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑrhunˌpɑlʋelus/,
- Rhymes: -ɑlʋelus
- Syllabification(key): kar‧hun‧pal‧ve‧lus
Noun
karhunpalvelus
- disservice (something intended as service, but which turns out to be detrimental)
Antamalla nuorelle runsasta taskurahaa saatamme tehdä hänelle karhunpalveluksen - hän ei opi tekemään työtä rahan eteen.- By giving a youngster lavish pocket money we may end up doing him a disservice - he does not learn to work for his money.
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