kaveri

== Finnish == === Etymology === Either a loan from Yiddish חבֿר (khaver, “friend, boyfriend”), or a blend of kamraati +‎ toveri. The former of these is now considered more likely. The word is also attested in the sense “companion (in crime)”, so it may have originated in argot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑʋeri/, [ˈkɑ̝ʋe̞ri] Rhymes: -ɑʋeri Syllabification(key): ka‧ve‧ri Hyphenation(key): ka‧ve‧ri === Noun === kaveri friend, buddy, pal, mate Mene leikkimään kavereittesi/kavereidesi kanssa! ― Go play with your friends! (colloquial) dude, bloke, guy, fellow Kukas tuo kaveri on? ― Who's that dude? ==== Usage notes ==== (friend): kaveri expresses a more casual and less intimate friendship than ystävä. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (buddy): toveri ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== kaiffari ==== See also ==== toveri ystävä kaverus === References === === Further reading === “kaveri”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (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