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Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian клеймо́ (klejmó).
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Noun
leima
- stamp, mark (indentation or imprint made by stamping, especially as sign of approval quality etc.)
Kun ostat munia, tarkista laatuleima ennen ostamista.- With eggs, you need to check for the quality mark before you buy.
- label (name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group)
Siitä lähtien, kun hän alkoi käydä rokkiklubilla, hänelle on annettu tuhlarin leima.- Ever since he started going to the rock club, he's been given the label "waster".
- seal (impression of a stamp on wax, paper or other material used for sealing)
- seal (anything that secures or authenticates)
- (figuratively) impress (characteristic; mark of distinction)
- stain, taint, stigma (something that taints a reputation, or a tainted reputation)
- Synonym: tahra
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