heahkka

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)eakkë.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈhea̯hːka/

Adverb

heahkka

  1. suddenly
  2. unexpectedly

Derived terms

  • heahkas

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland