korvatillikka
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkorʋɑˌtilːikːɑ/, [ˈko̞rʋɑ̝ˌt̪ilːikːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ilːikːɑ
- Syllabification(key): kor‧va‧til‧lik‧ka
Noun
editkorvatillikka
- (colloquial) cuff on the ear
- (dialectal) pulling someone's ear for disciplining
Declension
editSynonyms
edit- (cuff): korvapuusti
- (pulling someone's ear, dialectal): nutistus
Further reading
edit- “korvatillikka”, 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