äimän käki
Finnish
editEtymology
editLiterally äimän (“astonished”) käki (“cuckoo”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- (idiomatic) An astonished or stunned person.
- olla äimän käkenä ― to be astonished
Usage notes
editUsually only used in the essive singular or in similes with kuin.
Synonyms
edit- H. Moilanen (colloquial)