kantapeikko

== Finnish == === Etymology === kanta- (“proto-, stem-”) +‎ peikko (“troll, ogre”), derived from kantahenkilökunta (“permanently employed staff”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑntɑˌpei̯kːo/, [ˈkɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝ˌpe̞i̯kːo̞] Rhymes: -eikːo Syllabification(key): kan‧ta‧peik‧ko Hyphenation(key): kanta‧peikko === Noun === kantapeikko (colloquial) lifer (person who makes a career in the military) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “kantapeikko”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023