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Swearwords
Profanity, also known as cursing, cussing, swearing, bad language, foul language, obscenities, expletives or vulgarism, is a socially offensive use of language. Accordingly, profanity is language use that is sometimes deemed impolite, rude, indecent, or culturally offensive; in certain religions, it constitutes sin. It can show a debasement of someone or something, or be considered an expression of strong feeling towards something. Some words may also be used as intensifiers. In its older, more literal sense, "profanity" refers to a lack of respect for things that are held to be sacred, which implies anything inspiring or deserving of reverence, as well as behaviour showing similar disrespect or causing religious offense. Etymology The term ''profane'' originates from classical Latin , literally "before (outside) the temple", meaning 'outside' and meaning 'temple' or 'sanctuary'. The term ''profane'' carried the meaning of either "desecrating what is holy" or "with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perkele
Perkele () is a Finnish word meaning " evil spirit" and a popular Finnish profanity, used similarly to English " god damn", although it is considered much more profane. It is most likely the most internationally known Finnish curse word. Origins The name is of Indo-European origin; Perkwunos is the reconstructed name of the god of thunder. Some researchers consider ''Perkele'' to be an original name of the thunder god Ukko, the chief god of the Finnish pagan pantheon, but this view is not shared by all researchers. There are related words in other Finnic languages: in Estonian, ''põrgu'' means hell, in Karelian ''perkeleh'' means an evil spirit. Introduction of Christianity As Finland was Christianized, the old Finnish deities were regarded as demons. This led to the use of "''Perkele''" as a translation for "Devil" in the Finnish translation of the Bible. Later, in other translations, the word was rendered as ''paholainen'' (the evil one). References {{Reflist Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Profanity
Profanity in Finnish is used in the form of intensifiers, adjectives, adverbs and particles. There is also an aggressive mood that involves omission of the negative verb ' while implying its meaning with a swear word.Eero Voutilainen. ''.'' Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, 2008. Contemporary Finnish profanity often has old origins; several such words have Pagan roots that after Christian influence were turned from names of deities and spirits to profanity and used as such. In general, the etymology of Finnish swears can be traced either from these formerly religious words or from ancient Finnish words involving excretion or sexual organs or functions. Nowadays, few Finns know of the origins and intended original use of the words, though such definitions have since been compiled in ' ("the great dictionary of profanities").Jari Tammi, '. WSOY, 1993. People of countries neighboring Finland often consider Finnish swear words harsher than their own, and even use heavily mispro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
