vinkata

< Swedish vinka (“to wave”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋiŋkɑtɑˣ/,
• Rhymes: -iŋkɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): vin‧ka‧ta

vinkata

1. (transitive) to wave, beckon (to give a sign to someone by raising one's hand, e.g. to stop a car, to call a waiter)

   Voisitko vinkata meille taksin!

   Could you wave a taxi for us, please!

2. (transitive) to give a hint, to tip

   Voisitko vinkata minulle hyvän hevosen?

   Could you tip a good horse for me?

3. (transitive, usually atelic) to give a wink, to wink (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion; often with silmää)

   Hän vinkkasi silmää minulle ― He winked at me

• (to beckon): viitata, viittoilla, viittoa, viittilöidä
• (to give a hint): vihjata
• (to wink the eye): iskeä silmää

• “vinkata”, 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 2023-07-04

• vanikat, vatkain, vitkaan