velkaorja

== Finnish == === Etymology === From velka (“debt”) +‎ orja (“slave”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋelkɑˌorjɑ/, [ˈʋe̞lkɑ̝ˌo̞rjɑ̝] Rhymes: -orjɑ Syllabification(key): vel‧ka‧or‧ja Hyphenation(key): velka‧orja === Noun === velkaorja (historical) indentured servant (debt bondage worker) (by extension, informal) debt slave (someone heavily in debt, an indebted person) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== velkaorjuus === Further reading === “velkaorja”, 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