turkanen
Finnish
Etymology
Proto-Finnic *turka- + -nen, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈturkɑnen/, [ˈt̪urkɑ̝ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -urkɑnen
- Syllabification(key): tur‧ka‧nen
- Hyphenation(key): tur‧ka‧nen
Interjection
turkanen
- damn (mild curse)
Derived terms
Related terms
- turkasen
Further reading
- “turkanen”, 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