misfortune → wolf 1 realization Unique
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Finnish
lexeme hukka
meaning 1 waste, loss; doom, peril (adverse or terrible fate)
direction →
meaning 2 (euphemism) wolf
reference Žarinova 2006: 26
comment Also Karelian hukka, hukku 'wolf'

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