äimän käki

Finnish

Etymology

Literally äimän (“astonished”) käki (“cuckoo”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæi̯mæn ˈkæki/, [ˈæi̯mæŋ ˈk̟æk̟i]

Noun

äimän käki

  1. (idiomatic) An astonished or stunned person.
    olla äimän käkenä ― to be astonished

Usage notes

Usually only used in the essive singular or in similes with kuin.

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