kilpaa
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkilpɑː/, [ˈk̟ilpɑ̝ː]
- Rhymes: -ilpɑː
- Syllabification(key): kil‧paa
- Hyphenation(key): kil‧paa
Noun
kilpaa
Adverb
kilpaa
- (as if) as a race or contest
- He valehtelevat kilpaa.
- They're having a lying contest. / They're seeing who can lie more.
Further reading
- “kilpaa”, 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