äimän käki
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally äimän (“astonished”) käki (“cuckoo”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (idiomatic) An astonished or stunned person.
- olla äimän käkenä ― to be astonished
Usage notes[edit]
Usually only used in the essive singular or in similes with kuin.
Synonyms[edit]
- H. Moilanen (colloquial)