parastaikaa

See also: parast'aikaa

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Univerbation of parasta aikaa, literally “(at) the best time”, but probably preserving the older sense “suitable, fitting” of paras, which is no longer used in Finnish, so rather “(at) a suitable time”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑst.ɑi̯kɑː/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝s̠tˌɑ̝i̯kɑ̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑikɑː
  • Syllabification(key): pa‧rast‧ai‧kaa
  • Hyphenation(key): pa‧rast‧ai‧kaa

Adverb

parastaikaa

  1. right now, currently

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