munkki

Borrowed from Swedish munk (“monk, donut”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuŋkːi/, [ˈmuŋkːi]
• Rhymes: -uŋkːi
• Syllabification^(key): munk‧ki
• Hyphenation^(key): munk‧ki

munkki

1. monk
2. doughnut/donut (especially one without a hole, see usage notes)

   Hyponyms: donitsi (“(toroidal) donut (especially a glazed one)”), munkkirinkilä (“(toroidal) donut”), munkkirinkeli (“(toroidal) donut”), hillomunkki (“jam/jelly-filled donut”), possumunkki (“shaped jam/jelly-filled donut”)

3. (slang) luck, fluke
4. (slang) woman's breast
5. (botany) a plant of the genus Jasione

• (doughnut or donut): munkki is often used for doughnuts or donuts without a hole in the middle, while munkkirinkilä or donitsi is used for those that do have one. However, munkki may have both meanings.

• “munkki”, 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 3 July 2023