Meaning of Joukahainen | Babel Free

Määritelmät

1. swan, specifically the whooper swan
2. One of the main characters in Kalevala, the Finnish national epic.
3. A database of Finnish words, maintained by the University of Turku, named after the mythological character.

Esimerkit

“1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 6:129-134”

At these words young Joukahainen / Tried to think the matter over / And it stopped him for a while: / His hands are undecided now, / One says "go", the other "no", / Till his finger muscles ache.

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