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Finnish
Etymology
sipaan perhaps an illative singular from Proto-Finnic *sipa (compare sipale, sivu), related to Karelian šivallah (“tilted”). Compare also sippi, sippiin.
Pronunciation
Adverb
sippaan (not comparable) (dialectal)
- (East, North) to become bent, be installed poorly
- (East, North) to fail
References
- “sippaan”, 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.