tikku

Estonian

Etymology 1

Noun

tikku

1. illative singular of tigu

Etymology 2

Noun

tikku

1. partitive/illative singular of tikk

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish sticka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtikːu/,
• Rhymes: -ikːu
• Syllabification^(key): tik‧ku

Noun

tikku

1. splinter (small fragment of material, especially wood, that gets embedded in the flesh)
2. stick (small, thin, long piece of wood)

   Near-synonyms: keppi, sauva

   hammastikku ― toothpick

   jäätelötikku ― ice cream stick

3. sliver (long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment)
4. stick (small cylindrical piece of e.g. food)
5. Ellipsis of tulitikku (“match (device to make fire)”).

Usage notes

English stick is a broader term than Finnish tikku, which only refers to relatively small, thin pieces of wood. Larger pieces of wood are usually called keppi.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “tikku”, 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

• kikut, kitku, kukit, tukki

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tikka. Cognates include Finnish tikka.

Noun

tikku

1. woodpecker