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törkeä

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Finnish

Etymology

törky + -eä. Related to Karelian törgie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtørkeæ/, [ˈt̪ø̞rk̟e̞æ]
  • Rhymes: -ørkeæ
  • Syllabification(key): tör‧ke‧ä
  • Hyphenation(key): tör‧keä

Adjective

törkeä (comparative törkeämpi, superlative törkein)

  1. coarse, boorish, base
  2. indecent, obscene, disgusting, distasteful (of language), offensive (of language), (colloquial) gross
  3. (law) gross, grave, grand, felonious, aggravated
    törkeä rikosfelony
    törkeä huolimattomuusgross negligence
    törkeä varkausgrand larceny
    törkeä pahoinpitelyaggravated assault, felonious assault, felonious assault and battery
    törkeä raiskausaggravated rape

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