välisministeeriüm
foreign ministry, ministry of foreign affairs
Naava wrote:
Ok I decided to check what the names for different kinds of deer are and this is so confusing. Look:
poro
- I was taught in school that this is 'reindeer' in English but looks like that's the closest match rather than a literal translation because the concept doesn't exist in English at all??
- basically it's a tamed version of Rangifer tarandus tarandus but IMO if you're going to call them by the same name, then we should start calling dogs 'wolves' too (ok I'm just kidding here)
- here's a pic:► Show Spoiler
peura
- also a reindeer (???)
- I'm pretty sure we were taught it's a deer in school (??????)
- fancy name: Rangifer tarandus
- here's a prototypical peura (in my opinion):► Show Spoiler
kauris
- roe deer (how is this a deer and not a reindeer wtf)
- looks like a peura to me except that if I see an animal like this, I know it must be a peura because roe deer live only in Southern Finland
- a pic:► Show Spoiler
hirvi
- elk in BrE, moose in AmE, except that American and European hirvi are different (sub)species so that's not quite accurate
- here's a hirvi in its natural habitat aka waiting in the bushes until you get closer, then crossing the road by jumping in front of your car & giving everyone involved a heart attack► Show Spoiler
saksanhirvi
- literally German elk/moose
- lat. Cervus elaphus
- why is this a deer in English???
- it's just like a hirvi but with fancier antlers► Show Spoiler
kanadanhirvi
- Cervus canadensis
- lit. Canadian elk/moose
- that's what the Americans mean when they say elk
- why why why
- just stop borrowing words from every single language that exists and we could avoid moose/elk problems
- no pic because I don't have a prototypical image of whatever you want to call them because they don't live here
This was completely offtopic but I hope it was educational.
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