vastasukaan
التعريفات والمعاني
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Illative of vasta- + suka.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑˌsukɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ˌs̠ukɑ̝ːn]
Rhymes: -ukɑːn
Syllabification(key): vas‧ta‧su‧kaan
Hyphenation(key): vasta‧sukaan
=== Adverb ===
vastasukaan
synonym of vastakarvaan
(figuratively) against the grain (unwillingly, reluctantly; contrary to one's nature; often with olla to mean "be reluctant")
=== Further reading ===
“vastasukaan”, 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 4 July 2023