poika

From Proto-Finnic *poika, from Proto-Uralic *pojka. Cognate with Livvi poigu, Estonian poeg, poiss, Erzya пиё (pijo, “grandson”), буе (buje, “family line; area”), Udmurt пие (pije), Northern Khanty пох (poh), Northern Mansi пыг (pyg, “son, boy”) and Hungarian fiú. The Finnic word has also been borrowed into Baltic (such as Latvian puika) and Swedish (see the descendants below).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoi̯kɑ/,

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• Rhymes: -oikɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): poi‧ka

poika

1. boy (young male human)
2. son (male offspring)
3. young (an offspring of an animal, especially of a bird)
4. (colloquial, humorous or familiar) guy, man, boy

Note that the k is lost in the weak grade, which causes the preceding i to turn into a j, which is an irregular change (but shared with aika).

• “poika”, 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 2023-07-01

• okapi, pokia

From Proto-Finnic *poika, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pojka. Cognates include Finnish poika and Estonian poeg.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpoi̯kɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpoi̯kɑ/,
• Rhymes: -oi̯k, -oi̯kɑ
• Hyphenation: poi‧ka

poika

1. boy
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 36:

     Poika tuli tovarișșan kera kluubaa.

     The boy went to a club with mate.

2. son
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Metsävahti vei meijet kottii, jootti caajuul, ja hänen poika mäni meitä saattamaa.

     The forest ranger took us to house, gave us tea to drink, and his son went to see us off.

3. young (of an animal)
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 68:

     Kissan poika otti kiin hiiren.

     The cat's kitten caught a mouse.

• (boy): poissi

• (boy): tyttö, tyttärikkö (“girl”)
• (son): tytär, tyttö (“daughter”)

• (diminutive) poikain

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 24
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 419

From Proto-Finnic *poika. Cognates include Finnish poika and Estonian poeg.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoi̯kɑ/
• Hyphenation: poi‧ka

poika (genitive pojan, partitive poikua)

1. (North Karelian) son
2. (North Karelian) boy, lad
3. (North Karelian) young (of an animal)

• P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “сын”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN