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Finnish
Etymology
From the archaic term umpimähkä (“pile of embers covered with ash in order to keep the fire alive”); in the morning one didn't know which part of the pile was still alive.
Pronunciation
Adverb
umpimähkään (not comparable)
- at random, haphazardly, indiscriminately
Arvasivat varmaan umpimähkään.- They probably just made a random guess.
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References
- An article of Maija Länsimäki on Kotus's webpage, originally published in Helsingin Sanomat on July 30th, 2007
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