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Finnish
Etymology
sähkö (“electricity”) + -e, as a shortening of sähkösanoma (“telegram”, literally “electric message”). Coined by Erkki Reijonen circa 1929.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
sähke
- telegram, wire, cable (message transmitted by telegraph)
2010 [2008], Anilda Ibrahimi, translated by Helinä Kangas, Punainen morsian, translation of Rosso come una sposa (in Italian), →ISBN:”Kiireellinen sähke”, sanoi posteljooni koputtaessaan kotiovellemme. Sähkeessä luki: onnea stop tyttövauva neljä kiloa stop nimi Kaltra stop Afrodita.- "An urgent telegram," the postman said as he knocked on our front door. The telegram said: congratulations stop baby girl four kilograms stop name Kaltra stop Afrodita.
2018 [1974], John Le Carré, translated by Eero Mänttäri, Pappi, lukkari, talonpoika, vakooja, translation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (in English), →ISBN:Alleline soitti Sirkukseen ja saneli hänelle Pariisiin sähkeen jossa sanoi että hän voi palata Englantiin kunnialla- Alleline phoned the Circus and dictated one telegram to Paris saying that he could return to England with honour
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References
- ^ Heikkinen, Vesa, editor (2017), “Sanoin saavutettu: 1920-luku”, in Sanoin saavutettu ‒ satavuotias Suomi (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus
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