Cursing is relaxing and it's part of a personality. If you are a lady it would
be better not to curse but sometimes you really need to. Also, language
would be boring without curses. I have some nice ones of my own and I am attached to them severely. Some of them are in, some are out but they are a part of
my everyday life. What is the best curse you have ever heard?
There is a finnish curse which has a special sound. It has more than a
meaning, especailly when you hear those Finns say it, PERRRRRKELE.
Actually, the meaning is not hursh at all, at least compared to Croatian
curses. Perkele is for hard working people with converged cheek-bones and
rough voice.
Here is some wiki info about perkele to prove my point:Perkele is a god in the Finnish mythology equivalent of the God of Thunder,
which was also referred to as "Ukko", meaning "an old man". The name
is originally taken from Indo-European cultures. With Christianity, the
priests co-opted Perkele for one of the many names of Satan eventually
turning the name of the god to a swearword. Today, "perkele" is one of the
most common words of power in the Finnish language.
The word also has a special role of realizing and strengthening the Finnish
national identity when it is carefully used in occasions of exceptional
determination and hard work. Perkele is a name from Finnish mythology that
later acquired the meaning of devil. Perkele is probably the most
well-known Finnish swearword outside of Finland. When used for expressing
one's miscontent or frustration, perkele often suggests that the sayer is
determined to solve the problem, even if it will be difficult.
It is one of the first Finnish words learned by foreigner, as well as
vittu. Vittu is a quite ancient word for the female genitalia but now has
the literal meaning of "cunt." Linguistically it is used similar to how
'fuck' is used in English to add force to a statement or express
frustration. Often considered extremely profane, its usage is nowadays not
only limited to teenager slang, but is often used as an emphasis in a
forceful or frustrated expression, as in "Mitä vittua" meaning "what the
fuck".
There, I hope it was an useful lesson for some of you. Perkele is also a
swedish band and, as the picture shows, someone's nick name here in Zagreb.
That guy has definitely left his mark, he signed his nick on the former mosque
in the center of the town back in 1984. and it is still there. Onnea
perkele!
Post je objavljen 18.11.2006. u 09:02 sati.