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Finnish
Etymology
Clipping of Munkkiniemi or Swedish Munksnäs suffixed with + -kka. Compare Sörkka, Sörkkä. The name predates the construction and naming of Munkkivuori in the 1950s.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Munkka (colloquial, Helsinki)
- Munkkiniemi (place in Helsinki)
- (by extension) Munkkivuori (place in Helsinki)
Declension