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Finnish
Etymology
Inessive plural of *tohke- with a possessive suffix, of sound-symbolic origin[1]
Pronunciation
Adverb
tohkeissaan
- enthusiastic, enthusiastically, excited, excitedly, (colloquially) jazzed up
Olin siitä aivan tohkeissani.- I was so excited about it.
"Pitäkää kiinni!", hän huusi tohkeissaan.- "Hang on!", he shouted excitedly.
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References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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