tuhlaajapoika

== Finnish == === Etymology === tuhlaaja (“spendthrift”) +‎ poika (“son”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtuhlɑːjɑˌpoi̯kɑ/, [ˈt̪uxlɑ̝ːjɑ̝ˌpo̞i̯kɑ̝] Rhymes: -oikɑ Syllabification(key): tuh‧laa‧ja‧poi‧ka Hyphenation(key): tuh‧laaja‧poika === Noun === tuhlaajapoika prodigal son (one who is welcomed back after disgrace, especially having repented of former extravagant behaviour) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “tuhlaajapoika”, 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