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