Thursday 16 August 2012

Tuike: a dog of many names

In Finnish there's a saying:

"Rakkaalla lapsella on monta nimeä" (A dear child has many names)

Since our dog is basically a short, furry adopted child that barks:

Tuike (her actual name)
Viiman Tuisku (her kennel name)
Tuike Viiman Tuisku Tuike MySurname Boyfriend'sSurname (when she's naughty)
Twiglet
Puppy
Puppyyyyyyyyyyy
Dog
The Dog
Doglet
Puplet
Puppykins
Pupkins
Hassan (as in "Why you lie to me Hassan?!" thanks to Omid Djalili, who probably never had any intention of this happening)
Contradictory dog
Khal dogo (Game of thrones)

And here's some in Finnish, since she's bilingual:









Koiruli ("doggy")


Koiruliini ("doggywoggy") Möykkäkone ("Noise machine").


Sesse ("Pooch")


Sessukka ("Poochie")


Tuikku-muikku (Tuike whitefish), Koiruus (dogness)


Tuikeliini (pesusieni)  <-- it's just a word that rhymes with "brillo pad" Viuhkahäntä ("swooshy tail" for all intents and purposes)


Karvakorva ("furry ear")


"Ohmygod Dad, you drive like a maniac!"


3 comments:

  1. Pretty good post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your blog posts. Anyway, I'll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you post again soon.

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  2. Thank you! That's nice to hear :)

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  3. Ahahahaha, just love your blogs especially when you include Her Royal Highness Tuike :D

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