Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

9 months ago

#Liipri (Liiper)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
Sleeper, crosstie (railway). Derived from the #English ‘sleeper’ which, interestingly, traveled well, becoming chulipa in #Brazil (see #Vocabulário_Popular_de_Porto_Velho by #BetoBertagna & #SimonHamilton). Renaming, along with #Ränduri, of former #Raudtee.