tyämiäs

Finnish

Etymology

Colloquial/dialectal form of työmies.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtyæˌmiæs/, [ˈt̪yæˌmiæs̠]
• Rhymes: -iæs
• Syllabification^(key): ty‧ä‧mi‧äs

Noun

tyämiäs (colloquial)

1. (dialect, sometimes derogatory) Deliberate misspelling of työmies.

Usage notes

• Sometimes used to mock the lack of formal education of workmen and their subsequent inability to adhere to the spelling of standard language.

See also

• elämänkoulu