joukahainen

See also: Joukahainen

Finnish

Etymology

Probably ultimately a variant of or from joutsen,[1] although the exact development is unclear; for at least the -k-, compare dialectal joeksin, joeksen, jouksin (southwestern Finnish dialects).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjou̯kɑhɑi̯nen/, [ˈjo̞u̯kɑ̝ˌhɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Syllabification(key): jou‧ka‧hai‧nen
  • Hyphenation(key): jou‧ka‧hai‧nen

Noun

joukahainen (dialectal, Lapland, Westrobothnia)

  1. swan, specifically the whooper swan

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  • joukahainen”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.