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Finnish
Etymology
tänä (singular essive form of tämä) + suffix -än, for which multiple explanations exist:[1]
Compare Estonian täna, Udmurt туннэ (tunne, “today”) and Kamassian ҭейнен (“today”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
tänään (not comparable)
- today
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References
- ^ Kaisa Häkkinen, Nykysuomen Etymologinen Sanakirja; 2009; →ISBN
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