Finnish

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *helkkädäk, of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhelkːæːˣ/, [ˈhe̞lkːæː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -elkːæː
  • Syllabification(key): helk‧kää

Verb

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helkkää (poetic)

  1. (intransitive) to tinkle, jingle
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhelkːæː/, [ˈhe̞lkːæː]
  • Rhymes: -elkːæː
  • Syllabification(key): helk‧kää

Verb

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helkkää

  1. third-person singular present indicative of helkätä