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Danish
Pronunciation
Verb
kyl
- imperative of kyle
Finnish
Pronunciation
Adverb
kyl (colloquial or dialectal)
- Alternative form of kyllä
Interjection
kyl (colloquial or dialectal)
- Alternative form of kyllä
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *küllä. Cognates include Finnish kyllä and Estonian küll.
Pronunciation
Adverb
kyl
- Used to intensify a statement: sure, of course
- Kyl heil on talo! ― Of course they have a house!
1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 129:steepist ajettii hänt pois:
— Kyl siä hoomeen tulla voit,- It was driven away from the steppe:
— Of course you could come tomorrow,
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 228
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕyːl/, (Finland Swedish) /tɕyːl/
- Rhymes: -yːl
Noun
kyl c
- short for kylskåp or kylbox: refrigerator
- thigh of cattle of sheep
Declension
Verb
kyl
- imperative of kyla