Etymology

muu (“other, else”) +‎ -kalainen. Attested since at least 1548 in a variety of spellings (the Bible of that year has Mucalainen in Luke 17.18 and mwcalainen in Luke 24.18).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuːkɑlɑi̯nen/, [ˈmuːkɑ̝ˌlɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): muu‧ka‧lai‧nen

Noun

muukalainen

  1. foreigner, stranger (someone who comes from somewhere else)
    Synonym: vieras
  2. outsider (someone outside a community)
    Synonyms: ulkopuolinen, vieras
  3. space alien
    Synonyms: alieni, avaruusolio

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