Skirmish

"Skirmish" in Finnish

jupakka

(minor dispute)

kahakka

(brief battle between small groups)

kahina

(brief battle between small groups)

kahnaus

(brief battle between small groups)

kiista

(minor dispute)

kina

(minor dispute)

kinastelu

(minor dispute)

nahistelu

(minor dispute)

riita

(minor dispute)

rytäkkä

(brief battle between small groups)

sanasota

(minor dispute)

suukopu

(minor dispute)

välikohtaus

(brief battle between small groups)

välikohtaus

(minor dispute)

yhteenotto

(brief battle between small groups)

yhteenotto

(minor dispute)

kahakoida

(to engage in a minor battle or dispute)

nahistella

(to engage in a minor battle or dispute)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.