taikka
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
tai + -ka. In some dialects, tai causes gemination. The original form of tai appears to have been *tahdik, and taikka is then from *tahdikka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
taikka
Usage notes[edit]
See the usage notes under tai.
Synonyms[edit]
- tai (more common)
Further reading[edit]
- “taikka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03