"tontti" meaning in Karelian

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Noun

Etymology: Likely from Finnish tontti, as this term is only attested in the dialects of Suojärvi and Suistamo, which used to belong to Finland while the Finnish term is derived from Swedish. Etymology templates: {{bor|krl|fi|tontti}} Finnish tontti Head templates: {{head|krl|noun}} tontti
  1. lot, parcel of land
    Sense id: en-tontti-krl-noun-K~-q5tQg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Possibly from Finnish tonttu. First sense attested only from Petsamo, second meaning only from Suojärvi and Suistamo. Etymology templates: {{bor|krl|fi|tonttu}} Finnish tonttu Head templates: {{head|krl|noun}} tontti
  1. a type of forest spirit, an elf
    Sense id: en-tontti-krl-noun--yr4qc0P
  2. (derogatory) kid, whippersnapper Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-tontti-krl-noun-whOiHWiW Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Karelian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 40 2 4 5 2 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 37 2 3 3 2 40 Disambiguation of Karelian entries with incorrect language header: 6 2 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      },
      "expansion": "Finnish tontti",
      "name": "bor"
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  ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tontti"
}

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