jumissa

 jumissa

MEANING:

Adverb: stuck. (Olen jumissa means ”I am stuck.”)

DERIVED FROM:

Jumissa is the inessive singular form of jumi (”the state of being stuck.)

EXTRA CREDIT:

In the sense ”state of being stuck” used normally only in inessive, elative and illative singular: olla jumissa, päästä jumista,  or joutua or jäädä jumiin. (To be stuck,  to become unstuck, or to get stuck.)

mukulakivi

 mukulakivi

MEANING:

Noun: cobblestone (rounded stone, especially when used for paving roads).

DERIVED FROM:

Mukulakivi comes from mukula ‎(“lump, tuber”) +‎ kivi ‎(“stone”)

EXTRA CREDIT:

Mukula is also dialectical for a little child.

närästys

 närästys

MEANING:

Noun: heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux.

 

EXTRA CREDIT:

Närästys comes from the intransitive verb närästää which means ”to have heartburn.”  ”Minua närästää” means ”I have heartburn.”

esikuva

 esikuva

MEANING:

Noun: role model, example,

DERIVED FROM:

Esikuva is a compound of esi- ‎(“fore-”) +‎ kuva ‎(“picture”).

EXTRA CREDIT:

You may also see roolimalli which comes from rooli (”role”) +‎ malli (”model,” ”mannequin” or ”example”).

turvapaikanhakija

 turvapaikanhakija

Turvapaikanhakija appears in our example in the allative plural, turvapaikanhakijoille

MEANING:

Noun: asylum seeker.

DERIVED FROM:

Turvapaikanhakija comes from turva ‎(“protection”) +‎ paikka ‎(“place”) +‎ hakija

EXTRA CREDIT:

Let’s translated the whole headline from the paper, ”Suomi tekee tilaa turvapaikanhakijoille” or ”Finland makes room for asylum seekers.”

kytköksissä

 kytköksissä

MEANING:

Adverb: connected to, related to

DERIVED FROM:

Kytköksissä is the inessive plural form of kytkös (a noun meaning ”connection” or ”affiiliation”).

EXTRA CREDIT:

Let’s translate the whole headline, ”Moni suomalainen yhtiö on kytköksissä Kiinaan” or ”Many Finnish companies are linked to China.”

leikkikalu

 leikkikalu

MEANING:

Noun: a toy.

DERIVED FROM:

Liekkikalu comes from leikki (”play,” as in the children’s activity) + kalu (”physical object” or ”thing”).

EXTRA CREDIT:

Lelu, the colloquial form of this leikkikalu, is more commonly heard.

mustaherukka

 mustaherukka

MEANING:

Noun: black currant (a woody shrub grown for its tart berries.)

DERIVED FROM:

Mustaherukka comes from musta (”black”) +‎ herukka (”currant”)

EXTRA CREDIT:

Also called mustaviinimarja.

tarkkaavainen

 tarkkaavainen

MEANING:

Noun: attentive, observant.

RELATED TERM:

Tarkkaavaisuus is a noun that means ”attention.”

touhukas

 touhukas

MEANING:

Adjective: active, energetic, bustling.

DERIVED FROM:

Touhukas comes from touhu (a noun meaning ”bustle,” ”hussle” or ”fuss”) +‎ -kas (a suffix that can be used to turn many, but not all, nouns into adjectives that indicate abundant presence of the thing expressed by the noun.)

EXTRA CREDIT:

Let’s translate the whole book title, Touhukas taapero or ”Active toddler.”