järki

From Proto-Finnic *järki (“order, row”), of unknown further origin. The original sense can be seen in derived terms like järjestää. The sense of "order" would have later shifted to that which provides order, or sense, i.e. the faculty of reason.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjærki/, [ˈjærk̟i]
• Rhymes: -ærki
• Syllabification^(key): jär‧ki
• Hyphenation^(key): jär‧ki

järki

1. reason (ability to think)
2. sense (meaning, reason, or value of something)

   Siinä ei ole mitään järkeä.

   It doesn't make any sense.

3. sense (sound practical judgment)

   terve järki ― common sense

4. logic (conscious or rational human thought, as opposed to thought based on emotions or feelings)

• “järki”, 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 2 July 2023