Finnish

(index jä)

Noun

jätkä

1. (colloquial) A guy, a dude or a bloke
2. (informal, card games) A knave or a jack
3. (archaic) A lumberjack
4. (colloquial, dated) A stevedore
5. (colloquial) A delinquent man or male youngster using to spend time in the streets
6. (colloquial, offensive) A man whom the speaker wants to be considered as a scoundrel or a bastard

Declension

Synonyms

• (guy): jäbä, kundi
• (playing card): sotamies, sotilas, solttu
• (lumberjack): tukkijätkä, tukkimies, metsätyömies, metsuri
• (stevedore): satamajätkä, ahtaaja, lastaaja
• (delinquent male): katujätkä
• (man): retku, paskiainen