korvatillikka
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkorʋɑˌtilːikːɑ/, [ˈko̞rʋɑ̝ˌt̪ilːikːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ilːikːɑ
- Syllabification(key): kor‧va‧til‧lik‧ka
Noun edit
korvatillikka
- (colloquial) cuff on the ear
- (dialectal) pulling someone's ear for disciplining
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
- (cuff): korvapuusti
- (pulling someone's ear, dialectal): nutistus
Further reading edit
- “korvatillikka”, 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 2023-07-02