kossi

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from Swedish gosse.[1]

Noun

kossi

  1. (dialectal) boy
  2. (dialectal) pig
  3. (dialectal) small salmon
  4. (dialectal) scrotum
  5. (dialectal) short dam, usually on both sides of a stream but open in the middle, built to raise the level of water above the dam.

References

  1. ↑ Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija (editors). 1992–2000. Suomen sanojen alkuperä ('The Origin of Finnish Words'). Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus/Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. →ISBN.

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