Etymology
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A farm name, from Viljakka + -la, probably from a pre-Christian given name derived from vilja.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈʋiljɑkːɑlɑ/, [ˈʋiljɑ̝kˌkɑ̝lɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
- Syllabification(key): Vil‧jak‧ka‧la
Proper noun
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Viljakkala
- A former municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland; now part of Ylöjärvi.
- A village in the municipality of Ylöjärvi.
Declension
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The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Viljakkala" is Viljakkalassa.
References
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- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN