heikun keikun
Finnish
editEtymology
editProbably rhymed from keikkua, with influence from e.g. heilua. Use as a greeting is due to similarity with hei.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editheikun keikun (colloquial)
Interjection
editheikun keikun (humorous)
- A greeting.
Further reading
edit- “heikun keikun”, 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