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Finnish
Etymology
Probably ultimately a variant of or from joutsen,[1] although the exact development is unclear; for at least the -k-, compare dialectal joeksin, joeksen, jouksin (southwestern Finnish dialects).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjou̯kɑhɑi̯nen/,
- Rhymes: -ɑinen
- Hyphenation(key): jou‧ka‧hai‧nen
Noun
joukahainen (dialectal, Lapland, Westrobothnia)
- swan, specifically the whooper swan
Synonyms
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
- “joukahainen”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.