teini

Pronunciation: /ˈtei̯ni/

“teini” is a Finnish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

teen
(older) student, especially a senior (upper-grade) student in oppikoulu
a (vagrant) male pupil acting as a deacon or vicar

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish diäkn, deghn, compare Swedish djäkne, ultimately from Ancient Greek διάκονος (diákonos). The historical senses listed below are the original one. The sense “teen” is taken from English teen and the Finnish word is sometimes considered to originate from the English one, even though the words are not etymologically related.

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