"ympäri ämpäri" meaning in Finnish

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Adverb

Etymology: A rhyme based on ympäri (“around”), literally ympäri (“around”) ämpäri (“bucket”), the latter word picked more for the rhyme than any sort of meaning. Head templates: {{head|fi|adverbs|||||||||f1accel-form=comparative|f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|f4accel-form=superlative|head=ympäri ämpäri|sort=}} ympäri ämpäri, {{fi-adv|head=ympäri ämpäri}} ympäri ämpäri, {{tlb|fi|colloquial}} (colloquial)
  1. criss-cross, crisscross, aimlessly around Tags: colloquial Synonyms: pitkin poikin, ristiin rastiin
    Sense id: en-ympäri_ämpäri-fi-adv-xPc-2NXZ Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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