silmukka

silmä (“eye”) +‎ -ukka

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilmukːɑ/, [ˈs̠ilmukːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilmukːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sil‧muk‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): sil‧muk‧ka

silmukka

1. loop (length of thread, line or rope making an opening)
2. loop (shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself)
3. (programming) loop (programmed sequence of instructions)
4. (aviation) loop (aircraft maneuver)
5. (nautical) becket (loop made of rope or an eye made at the end of a rope)
6. mesh (opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net)
7. (knitting, crochet) stitch

   kiinteä silmukka ― single crochet (US); double crochet (UK)

8. eye (fitting)

• “silmukka”, 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

• kulmaksi, kulmikas