reikä reikä

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From reikä (hole) by analogy with nolla nolla (zero zero, o o) as in '17.00'.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈrei̯kæ ˈrei̯kæ/, [ˈre̞i̯k̟æ ˈre̞i̯k̟æ]

Adverb[edit]

reikä reikä (not comparable) (colloquial)

  1. on the hour, o'clock, flat, exactly, precisely
    Synonyms: see tasan
    Paikalla ollaan 16 reikä reikä.
    We will be there at 16 o'clock.

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