Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *(h)eakkë.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈhea̯hːka/

Adverb edit

heahkka

  1. suddenly
  2. unexpectedly

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland