heahkka

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)eakkë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhea̯hːka/

Adverb

heahkka

1. suddenly
2. unexpectedly

Derived terms

• heahkas

Further reading

• 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