pikku

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See also: pikku-

Finnish

Etymology

Cognate with Karelian pikku, Veps pikuraine and Votic pikkõrain. Originally a diminutive form of pieni.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpikːu/,
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Rhymes: -ikːu
Syllabification^(key): pik‧ku

Adjective

pikku (not comparable, indeclinable, only used attributively)

little, small
little old
Yksi pikku pokeripeli silloin tällöin, ei se ole uhkapeliä.
Just one little old poker game now and then, that's not gambling.

Declension

Synonyms

(little): pieni
(little): pikkuinen
(little): piskuinen

Derived terms

Further reading

“pikku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

Pukki, pukki

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pikːu/

Pronoun

pikku

absolute plural of pinnga; those up a medial distance.

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