meteli

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from the same onomatopoeic root as in mekkala and melu. Has also been proposed to be a borrowing from Russian метель (metelʹ, “blizzard, snowstorm”), but the semantic gap makes this unlikely.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeteli/,
• Rhymes: -eteli
• Syllabification^(key): me‧te‧li

Noun

meteli

1. noise, racket

   Synonyms: metakka, mölinä, älämölö

2. (Finnic mythology) Synonym of jatuli (“a sort of giant”).
3. (obsolete) a crime of intentionally endangering public safety or making a threat of violence against a public officer

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Further reading

• “meteli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• elimet, ilmeet, liemet, mielet