köniin

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown, seemingly an illative form. In eastern dialects kyöniin; perhaps from kuono, compare saada kuonoon, or compare to dialectal könällään, kyönällään (“fallen over, lying down”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkøniːn/, [ˈk̟ø̞niːn]
  • Rhymes: -øniːn
  • Syllabification(key): kö‧niin
  • Hyphenation(key): kö‧niin

Adverb

köniin (colloquial)

  1. synonym of turpiin
    saada köniin ― to get beaten up

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