old maid; old woman. · ekae (the name of a Thai card game).
köken: อี (ii, “a derogatory prefix for certain terms pertaining to a woman”) + แก่ (gɛ̀ɛ, “old”).
cmn潛烏龜 /潜乌龟
yue潛烏龜 /潜乌龟
Etimoloji
Vernacular form of Petrus, at least in Eastern Finland from the Russian pet form Петька (Petʹka), but possibly also in Western Finland from forms of Old Swedish [Term?] (whence Swedish Peter and Petteri).