meteli

== Finnish == === Etymology === Unknown, possibly from the same onomatopoeic root as in mekkala and melu. Has also been proposed to be a borrowing from Russian метель (metelʹ, “blizzard, snowstorm”), but the semantic gap makes this unlikely. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmeteli/, [ˈme̞t̪e̞li] Rhymes: -eteli Syllabification(key): me‧te‧li Hyphenation(key): me‧te‧li === Noun === meteli noise, racket Synonyms: metakka, mölinä, älämölö (Finnic mythology) synonym of jatuli (“a sort of giant”) (obsolete) a crime of intentionally endangering public safety or making a threat of violence against a public officer ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “meteli”, 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 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === elimet, ilmeet, liemet, mielet